Paint prep

[rossco]

Stripping the bugeye for new paint and I've been anticipating a problem with cleaning the fender beads. I have an old dental tool scaler that I dug out and it really works slick. Amazing the crud you can scratch out of those seams. Now I'm finding all kinds of places to use it. Dental tool kits are cheap and available on line. Sorry if everybody in the world knows all this and has been using them forever. I've just never seen the suggestion put out there.

 

[hcallaway]

That is great information to share. Any before and after pictures?

 

[rossco]

There is really nothing to see. They are just small hand tools that your dental care person uses to clean your teeth. Scalers, explorers, excavators. The scaler is particularly effective as it is sharp and shaped to get into very tight spaces. There is even a left and a right hand tool.

 

[hcallaway]

Not the tools, something to how how well they are removing your crud.

 

[Gerard]

I've been using those for decades. In my case, the couple different dentists I've have even give me their old ones for free.

 

[HealeyRick]

$3.99 at HF (Also very useful for getting the rubber ring gasket out of the recess on my original oil filter housing.)

 

[Boink]

Yep, everyone should have a set of those (for a myriad of uses)... even the small dental mirror.

 

[rossco]

Good posts, guys. You can even burnish surface rust to bright metal in tight, hard to get to, places.