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Old 02-06-2017, 09:24 AM   #1
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Quick and easy roof panel removal!

This is a way I found to get rivets/roof paneling down quickly and easily. Hope it helps!

https://youtu.be/7NEs9i8Bmoo

Website in video is not up yet, working on that

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Old 02-06-2017, 10:40 AM   #2
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so funny- I'm waiting on the footage to upload a rivet removal/skin removal vid.
I've been tellin folks this is the way to go! GREAT VIDEO!!!!

Why in the world would anyone want to grind em or use a hammer and chisel??

Way to go, man!
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Old 02-06-2017, 02:21 PM   #3
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Nice, if you're not already, lease wear hearing protection. I am losing my hearing and have medium tenittis.
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Old 02-06-2017, 02:32 PM   #4
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Ok, that seals it. An air chisel is definitely the way to go for this part. He made that look super easy. I am willing to work hard to get good results, but no sense in using muscles where compressed air can do the work for me. ;)
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Old 02-06-2017, 02:38 PM   #5
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Ok, that seals it. An air chisel is definitely the way to go for this part. He made that look super easy. I am willing to work hard to get good results, but no sense in using muscles where compressed air can do the work for me. ;)
SO GLAD someone FINALLY put up a video to show this!!!
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Old 02-06-2017, 02:45 PM   #6
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Nice, if you're not already, lease wear hearing protection. I am losing my hearing and have medium tenittis.
You are 100% on point!!
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Old 02-11-2017, 12:15 PM   #7
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Nice, if you're not already, lease wear hearing protection. I am losing my hearing and have medium tenittis.
Same here. I was a Marine Technician for over 30 years not wearing protection. Same story. Hearing protection definitely worth the trouble.

By the way, great video!! It's the same technique I was planning myself. So nice to see others do the video work!!
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Old 02-13-2017, 09:11 AM   #8
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This was a huge help! Thanks!
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Old 02-17-2017, 03:57 PM   #9
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I'll be taking on the roof probably next week sometime and I'm so stoked I found this, I'll be doing it myself and this is a hundred times easier than anything I've found. Thanks a lot man
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Old 02-17-2017, 09:04 PM   #10
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I'll be taking on the roof probably next week sometime and I'm so stoked I found this, I'll be doing it myself and this is a hundred times easier than anything I've found. Thanks a lot man
Yeah, someone NEEDED to post this!
Op beat me by a day, but his vid is so much better than mine I'm not even gonna bother!
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Old 02-17-2017, 11:18 PM   #11
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Yeah, someone NEEDED to post this!
Op beat me by a day, but his vid is so much better than mine I'm not even gonna bother!
if youve got it post it anyway man, you always post quality and i doubt im alone in this but i cant get enough. i pick something up from everything i see... something i really appreciate about this community
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Old 02-24-2017, 11:19 AM   #12
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I don't know what I'm doing wrong but the punch works just fine but when I get to the Chisel it doesn't do hardly damn thing. Hammering it out seems to be going quicker right now. Any thoughts on why the air chisel might not be doing much work? The punch was just fine
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Old 02-24-2017, 11:36 AM   #13
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They are just taking out the side panels so easy but for some reason the roof with it don't seem to be moving much
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I don't know what I'm doing wrong but the punch works just fine but when I get to the Chisel it doesn't do hardly damn thing. Hammering it out seems to be going quicker right now. Any thoughts on why the air chisel might not be doing much work? The punch was just fine
What kinda compressor, and have you sharpened the bit?
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Re-grinding the chisel makes all the difference. I used virtually the same technique as shown in this video, the only exception being the profile of my chisel. Where he made a rounded face, I made mine with a flat face. In any case, the key was to have the point of the chisel at one edge rather than centered the way Harbor Freight sells them. It's surprising how much difference that change in shape makes.

By the way, I'm envious of that beautifully clean steel roof. No asphalteum anywhere!
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Old 02-24-2017, 01:46 PM   #16
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I got a fancy set of chisels for free when I pulled a lady's ceiling panels down. They're craftsman, and really nice.
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Old 02-25-2017, 10:20 AM   #17
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Thanks a lot for the tips guys, sharpening that chisel definitely improve the situation quite a bit. I only have a sharpening stone, I think I ended up messing it up more than I helped it ended up fixing it and it's going a lot better than previously
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Old 02-25-2017, 10:22 AM   #18
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I just sharpen them with an angle grinder.
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I just sharpen them with an angle grinder.
Thanks again man.... sad that I didn't consider it myself. I think I'd be completely lost without this site
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Just wondering if any one has used the air compressor on board the bus to fuel their pneumatic tools??

It is amazing, easy and definitely saves you hundreds on an air compressor.
It's a must-know for any bus owner!!
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