Best way to make sure you get what you want is to buy it yourself! What did you guys buy? Stripping the engine compartment with this!

A new smart trainer and subscription to Zwift for riding indoors. (Generic pic from internet).
I rode for 90 minutes today.

Nice; what was this it, and how does it work.

Nerds gotta nerd it up.

It strips paint with that rotary drum.

We ride pretty much year round here. Occasional snow but usually gone by 10am. I switch to my Kestrel MTB in the winter. Nice trainer!

I've contemplated buying one of those to strip the paint on my project car. Does it work well, Rob?

Edit: Oh, and I bought one of these for ME to help with engine drops, swaps, and installation onto the stand. Merry Christmas to me

Very nice See: https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-contour-sct.html

Pretty well actually. The drum they send with it stripped about 2sf before looking worn. Order extra drums!

I got one a couple months ago. They are super useful. I even set it under the car when it’s on jack stands as extra insurance.

Today it was 50 degrees and raining. I’ll finish a ride in the rain but I won’t start one. It’s also dark at 4:30 so indoor riding is how it’s going to get done.

Nice gift!
I’ve been using a smart trainer for a few years now. Upgraded a few months ago to the latest Kickr. The older I get the less I like riding in the Seattle rain. The trainer is also great for knocking out some quick miles before work, too.

That Eastwood drum stripper is a beast. I used one to strip the bottom of my 2002 and it was so much quicker than any other method I've ever used. Porter Cable make a pretty decent version too.

I bought a 55" LED 4k tv for the garage on black Friday for $250!!! smart Tv, etc
now I can watch the game AND work on my car at the same time, no laying around too much to do to sit ifn front of a TV doing nothing for hours on end lol!!

Very civilized, Phil I may end up doing that at some point too.


Alright, this is definitely on my "need to have" list then. And extra drums. Thanks for sharing fellas.

There are other companies that make consumables for these tools that work well but sell for a lot less.

yes and thanks to the community and Okteenerfest attendees that bought a bunch of my parts I was selling, as that funded a bunch of stuff I had been buying for the car and this was cash from that I set aside just for this purchase- Thanks guys!!

HoHo is awesome...here is me to me....thanks to my wife who has a j.o.b.

For the back of the 987.

Getting rid of the alien head look of the stock tips.

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