tire grander

[merc123]

Belt sander. It can kick up and bounce if you get the angle wrong. I actually tilt the sander a little so you're mainly sanding off the from roller instead of the whole thing. Then you can bring it down a little so you're using more of the belt.

[fastford]

you are correct merc, also what i like about the belt sander is its much easier to control the direction of the grind when doing front or rear tires, i cant remember the brand i use right now, i get them from a local air gas welding supply, but they will out last the harbor freight ones 10 to 1, im not knocking harbor freight , i use a lot of there stuff, but with these belts i found there abrasive is not bonded as well as the more expensive higher quality ones and it will turn lose , sometimes you get what you pay for.

[bushracing67]

i also have the 7" man eater wheel, it worked good but i was nervous using the (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) thing, and honestly that is about the only thing that has made me nervous in the last decade... i found this one at harbor freight - http://www.harborfreight.com/4-1-2-h...eel-66613.html - way less smaller carbide grit, i was grinding tires as soft as american racer 33 and hoosier 1300 with no blistering, works amazing, i use a bluepoint grinder with a D-handle that i made which greatly helps control the grinder... harbor freight grinders belong in china lol i went thru 2 without finishing the first tire i was working on, called my snap-on guy and got the bluepoint and still have it 6 years and god only knows prolly 100+ tire grinds later

[grasshopper]

I agree with bushracing67 I got a blue point (sander/buffer) from my snap-on guy use the hell out of it I buff tires with it and buff cars with it at the body shop were I work at. I love it its better than the Horbor Freight ones the you buy and throw away after the first use.

[fast_crew]

We have the older orange and black H/F sander/buffer( don't know if you can still get that one). 2 Years and still going, we use a rubber backing pad with the big 60 grit sanding discs that is held on with a nut in the center. Go through maybe 2 discs a year. This is on Sprint car tires, much larger then late model tires.