On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:11:20 -0700, "Eigenvector"
wrote:

Is it acceptable to remove latex paint from cedar siding with a wire wheel
attachment for a drill?

I haven't used it on siding, or on cedar, or with a drill, but I have
had great success using a wire wheel, on a bench grinder, on wood.

Specifically I remember a hammer handle where the wheel took off
nothing discernable except a few paint stains and the old dirty
surface of the handle, but there was no visible "sawdust" below the
grinder. Then I rubbed in some linseed oil. Of course hammer handles
are hard.

It's much harder to control a wire wheel or a grindstone when it's on
a drill. Is that why they sell angle grinders? I just bought one and
haven't used it yet.

Say, for example, on metal, Would an angle grinder work with a wire
wheel? Better than a drill?


Yes I am aware there are other methods for doing this, but I'm just curious
about using a wire wheel - something like this
http://www.hobbytool.com/index.asp?P...ROD&ProdID=392

That's not the one I'm thinking of, but gives you an idea of what I'm
talking about.