Best way to rub back interior paint?

[ENGINR]

Am going to repaint the interior the Coupe. The paint job I did after getting the cage done was a bit "slap happy" in order to get the car going again ASAP, but now that I've stripped out the entire interior and am getting it rewired with the bare essentials, I've decided it's time to repaint it properly and make it look "nice".

Sofar I've used heavy duty scotch-brite pads on a cork sanding block and have wet the areas to be sanded to keep the dust down.

After very quickly getting frustrated with that and spiking my fingers on bits of metal my next bright idea was to use the scotch brite pads on the power sander :w00t: but it's a prick of a thing due to the dust because I don't want to go splashing water everywhere when I'm using a power tool..... (something about being fond of living and not wanting to die.....) I AM using a dust mask at this stage.

Has anybody got any other ideas/comments on how this job of work could be done? I know with the cage it's pretty much a case of using the scotch-brite to rub the bars down, but how about the floor and boot areas?

Cheers.

 

[DOUGMO]

i would just stick with the scotch brite man, maybe keep the pad wet.

no real quick and low dust way that i can think of

 

[bazeng]

Buy a second hand one!
Quick and easy!

 

[BYBY5L]

joys of painting unfortunatly... take ya time to get all the surfaces sanded properly no matter how much ya get over it, she'll be right will come back to bite ya in the ass, have fun!!!

 

[boostboy76]

The way you go about it also depends on whther you want to go back to bare metal, or if you just want to take the surface off of the existing paint & re-coat that.

Why scotch-brite pads and not just some good ol' wet & dry?

If you're going to insist on using a power sander, nothing beats a proper dust extraction system.

If you want to strip the old paint off completely, you could always try a good quality wire brush / wheel attached to a power drill or dremel.

 

[bryan3976]

or you could get a sand blasting kit and not waste all that time

http://www.justtools.com.au/category728_1.htm

 

[EVO-00X]

A sandblaster in a confined space is a overkill isnt it? lol. Would do the job though
I have a sander with a vent on the side leading to a cotton sock to capture the dust... it doesnt capture the dust too well though - bit of a rip off really lol.
Its an enclosed area so dust is going to be a factor no matter what. Get a sheet down and every now and then take it outside and flick it, or have a vacuum cleaner running inside during sanding. Vacuums suck air in through the side and it gets filtered. Remove the filter now and then, give it a dust off and put it back in and continue. My Dyson has been through the wars and is still going strong lol
Scotch-brite pads are great with a million and one uses. I even use them to polish up ACL rod and mains bearings to get the black crap off them before installation
Take your time Shayne, its all in the prep work. Shitty prep = shitty finish. Painting is the easy part mate