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After reading many outstanding reviews, I thought it was necessary to add my thoughts. First and foremost, I have been working on my house for the past few months. The exterior paint is in bad shape and to do the job right, it is essential that the paint is stripped down to the bare wood. The Power Paint Remover is the tool for the job. First, I took the time to completely power wash the house and get all of the loose paint. Second, it was time for the Power Paint Remover. In no time, the paint was coming off down to the wood. My disc did not clog up, nor did I have any problem with the weight of the tool. I let the tool do the work without trying to apply any extra pressure. However, the tool is heavy. It is not a tool that you will be able to use from a ladder. You will have to put something together so you are always working just above or below eye level. Also, be careful, you can easily scar the wood by applying to much pressure. I was fortunate to talk with the Porter Sales Rep at one of our local stores. He said to make sure that you set one side of the disc slightly higher and one side lower (this is clearly explained in the manual). I found 1/32 of an inch will do the trick. If the disk to clog up, use a torch to burn the paint or wood then clean it out.
When I started removing the layers of paint on my house, I was using a torch and a putty knife, and I did a 10 by 12 section in 3 weeks. then I tried power washing, which helped some, but still a lot of paint left. Then I heard about the Porter cable 7403P power paint remover. In 2 days, (spare time) I did twice as much area! The tool is great! I have found, like others, that dust mask and safety glasses are very necessary. I have also not had any problem with the disk getting clogged, and I think that is due to letting the tool do the work, and me just holding it in the area that I am working in. I also agre, that it will build up your arm muscles, however, working on scaffolding does make it easier than working from a ladder. I have recommended this tool to several friends, and they agree, this is the cats meow for removing paint!
ONLY PROBLEM is the weight! I have been removing the paint from my 2 story, cedar shingled house with a 3 inch belt sander, part time since May (now August), with time off for an injury and the heat. Chemicals were too costly, ineffective and I did not want bad residue. I got 1 side done, some of another side, but the edge about 1 inch below each course was still left. Turning the sander sideways to get that area, killed belts FAST! The dust kicked up by the belt sander was terrible, going everywhere!!!! I rented the 7403 for 4 hours. My results: tired arms, more paint removed and less wood eaten than the belt sander. This thing WORKS VERY WELL!!! It takes getting used to. So did the belt sander. It works MUCH FASTER (2 to 3 times) The rollers prevent gouging. It works better on flatter, harder surfaces. (My warped shingles are not as warped anymore) The areas where paint was sticking well to the wood went almost as fast with this as the areas with the paint flaking off. I also found that it created MUCH LESS dust, that settled more directly to the ground. Belt sanding dust included wood that made it drift much further. Dust from the 7403, in a light breeze, was found to fly straight about 5 feet at ground level, drifting very little. The dust is denser. The particles fly faster off the work, ABSOLUTELY necessitating mask and goggles! Glasses were not enough at all. Some paint buildup on the middle of the metal grinding pad, was easily removed when hot by fingers(with sander unplugged). The metal grinding pad distributes the heat evenly. It is cooler than belt sanding. The belt sander will help to quickly touch up the light circular marks, once my skills are improved. There appear to be ways to adjust it to reduce the marks and/or making them go with the grain while maximizing the paint removal. I am looking forward to impressing my friends and family with my new set of muscles! Big arm builder at 9+ pounds. I have to put this into my budget to finish by winter.
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Greenfield, MA. 01301
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