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   Ed_W | Jun 04, 2000 04:51pm | #1

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   I beleive that the Matabo is too small for siding. Porter Cable makes one just for that application, it has 6" tungsten carbide disks. looks like these types of paint strippers can only be used on flat surfaces.

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   Guest_ | Jun 04, 2000 07:07pm | #2

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   Harold:

   Just a thought; if your house is that old, odds are that you will have seceral layers of lead based paint to deal with. I don't know your local regs on the subject but, most areas in the USA have strict guidelines about using aggressive methods of removal.

   A product (chemical stripper) that satisfies the airborne emmisions asspect and locks the toxins into the paste is:
   Model: Take Off 2000

   Manufacturer: NuTec Industrial Chemicals
   PO Box 122, Geneseo, IL 61254
   800-765-1822

   I hate to admit it but I saw this used on a recent "This Old House" The contractor removed over thirty coats of exterior paint from a house built in the early 1800s.

   But what do I know.. I could be wrong Bob

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   Guest_ | Jun 05, 2000 02:49am | #3

   *Amazon.com sells the porter cable for $194. They have several favorable reviews, I just ordered one for our 100+ lap sided house, altho I probably wouldn't have if the siding was at all cupped.

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   Guest_ | Jun 05, 2000 03:52am | #4

   *I haven't tried Metabo but have tried the others - Peel Away, regular mek strippers, the PC rotary, heat guns, heat plates, and the Paint Shaver. Bottom line - I found nothing works as well and leaves the siding in as good as condition hand scraping with a carbide bladed scraper. I've used the 2" Wagner but would like to try the 2 1/2" Sandvik - especially for the extra handle on the head. It's brutal on the arms and hand on a big house. I have a love-hate relationship with the Paint Shaver - it's not perfect in that it will gouge or split a clap occasionally but, used very carefully and finished with a hand scrape and r.o. sanding, it saves time and is much less fatiguing. The dust collector with a hepa vac seems to work well and is reported (or advertised - hard to tell)to meet lead abatement regulations.

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   Bill_Falkenhyan | Jun 06, 2000 04:25am | #5

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   Bill,

   I must be a gluten for punishment.
   I've just purchased a 1961 "contemporary" low pitched(2/12) house.
   The large six to twelve foot overhanging sofits(exterior) are varnished tounge and groove 1X4's.
   Yup, and it all needs re-finishing.
   I do not look forward to beltsanding over my head any ideas?

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   Guest_ | Jun 07, 2000 01:41am | #6

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   I love my Metabo. With a Fein vac it does an excellent job of catching the paint chips. It also leaves a very smooth finish, unless you don't get the blades quite tight (oops). One caveat: the blade guards covering the rabbeting blades fall off if you look at them, leaving your hands exposed to some nasty gouging action.

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   Guest_ | Jun 07, 2000 04:52am | #8

   *Try the 6" PC random orbital with dust collector -- better than belt i.m.h.o. (I got lead poisoning from scraping paint from overhead porch bead board. Soffits were so far gone I replaced them with new bead board - but yours should be easier.)

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   Harold_Blair | Jun 07, 2000 04:52am | #7

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   I am restoring an old house (70+ years) with 117 wood siding. I need to remover the paint from this house and do not want to use high pressure, caustic removers or scrapping. Someone directed me to the Metabo Paint Remover. Does anyone have any experience with this tool? Will it work for the tear drop profile of the 117? Thanks, Harold Blair