stu21t

As above,
I've stripped the front end of my car down and want to strip all the dirt, paint and rust off the subframe, wishbones, steering rack.....

What the best way to do this?
I bought a spot blaster and although it works, it will take me forever and cost a fortune in media and make an awful mess in my garage.

What else can I do? Other than paint stripper and a wire wheel?

gjh

Paint stripper and a wire wheel is a good option, I think all DIY options are fairly time consuming.

bj928

find a local vapour blaster, a friend of mine is just about to start up doing it, so i watched a few youtube videos on it, and its amazing and quick

paceo

iTrader: (5)

im doing this now, gunk degreaser works wonders!

Colin_P

Wire cup brush in a mini angle grinder.

Very quickly removes rust and paint.

stu21t

Gunk won't remove paint or rust, only oil and I don't have any of that.

I've tried a normal cup wire wheel on a mini grinder and it takes off the flakey stuff but not really much good at the tough stuff or good paint.
I've ordered some twisted knot wire brushes to see if they're any better.
I've also emailed about 4 different metal finishers about cleaning/priming but I've not had a reply from any yet lol.