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   MisterT | Jun 13, 2002 02:02am | #1

   Pete Rose was in FHB?

   Oh you said paint not point :oD

   T

   Do not try this at home!

   I am a trained professional!

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   TSCSON | Jul 06, 2002 11:21pm | #2

   we used this machine on one relatively small colonial.  it worked pretty good but the claims of  time to strip by the maker are optimum.  there is a learning curve involved.  i read the article you mentioned and concur with the authors for the most part.  the  biggest disappointment is the  stripping of the underside of the claps.  it takes several passes to accomplish this. also it will not strip into corners but if you remove the vac head it will get within  about 2 inches which we used heat and chemicals to finish.  the carbide blades are about $50.00 a set and we used 3 sets.  the claim of 1 set per several houses is based on never hitting a nail which with old built up paint is impossible.  once a nail is hit or skimmed the blade dulls quickly.  i also bought that metabo paint stripper and returned it the same day.  it was terrible on removing built up paint.  it might be good on a very small project  but for 400.00 it was not worth the money.  the vac system works very good  but cords get in the way. if you take the vac head off be sure to wear full face protection.  on a very large house i might consider sand blasting.  i hope this helps.  any questions  write back.     tsc

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   canyon25 | Jul 17, 2002 03:44am | #3

   We use the paint shaver all the time. We actually use the same system as in the article. If you paint exterior houses for a living, and you want to prep them properly, this tool is a must. We can take a house that has an infinite number of layers on it and strip it down to bare wood like new. The best part is we can do it relativly cleanly. We are the only ones in our area that use it. When we work near other companies that use regular grinders to strip the customers can really tell the difference in dust distribution. We capture about 80% to the vaccuum. There is quite a learning curve to it though. We can do about 5 average size homes on a set of blades. This tool is only part of the stripping process we perform, but is does a majority of the work. All I can say is it works well for us and has paid for itself time and again.

   Good luck

   Jay

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   ransumner | Jul 30, 2002 08:44pm | #4

   I have owned a Paint Shaver for three years, and I consider it to be one of the best investments I've made. There is a definite learning curve. And, like all tools, it has its limitations. But on the whole, it does what it claims to do, and what the current article describes. It removes multiple layers of old paint quickly, with a minimum of effort and mess.

   For a painter serious about a quality job, or a homeowner wanting to give their older home the best looking and longest lasting paint job possible, I think this tool is indispensible.