As a career painter: respirator bro! Even the stuff that doesn't seem bad is bad and there's always more of it floating around than you can see. Everything else looked good

Are you kidding me ???? I’ve been scraping off our deck boards with hand scrapers like a diy Cinderella For days now not even half done !!!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!

Thank you Maldo......finally ! Something that actually works removing paint and deck stain. After I spent $ 1500.00 on dumb liquid stain remover, including all the top brands, hiring professional deck cleaners I smartened up and went to You Tube for more information. Diamabrush did the job in 2 days. It cost 60.00 and a sander 40.00 at Lowes. Amazing !

THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEO!!! I purchased the diambrush after watching your video and was able to knock out a 26x12 foot deck in about 2 4:17 hours of work. This after my wife and I struggled for two 7 hour days trying to scrape the texturized paint off the deck. I would highly recommend the Diamabrush to anyone struggling to remove gritty paint off a deck. Thanks again to you for posting this video!!!

Ahh the joys of home ownership. Always tough working on floors. Great work!! 💪

I'm not a painter, rather handyman. Customer's house is a mansion cabin in the woods. She is a widow on a fixed income and can't afford a new deck, as I first suggested. I know her well enough after many years of working on broken things at her place, to know she prefers a cheaper solution than spending the money to replace things that need replacing. it's often a chore to explain things to her about doing it properly. I have learned that my way is not always what she wants. I have done tiling, doors, windows, and a slew of other fixes for her. This week I'm taking many layers of paint off the last section of an OLD deck this week. Completed large portion of deck last summer, finishing smaller deck this week. using 60grit flap discs. I was looking for other options, as the flap discs last about 15-30 minutes. I just saw, harbor freight has Warrior 60grit flap discs this week for $1.99/ea. I'll buy ten of those. YES, it's takes the wood off if I push too hard, but this deck must be 30 years old and has cupped areas, for areas that go 1/8" deep, and require grinding the wood down to get the old paint out. I cannot justify a $50 wheel that can't handle screws. and I will go back and pull old screws out and install hex screws after I take the paint off. I explained many options to the customer. she decided she likes the new look in the deck boards after grinding the paint off. Which has a distressed/worn/beat up look, NOT smooth. As a woodworker, we call it character. it gives the deck an old worn look, but reveals the fresh wood below the layers of paint and worn wood on top. and this deck is a GIANT wrap around deck. replacing would cost $25,000-$30,000. not an option for her. Giving the existing deck new life that will out last this customer's life. And someone else can replace the entire deck boards after she passes away. Last summer I used a deck sander first, cost $300. I ended up only using 20grit. b/c a majority of the deck boards were badly cupped after 30 years, it didn't do great. Took off about 50% of the paint. I hired a kid to help me bring w/ flap discs. Took a week. Sometimes it's not about the BEST way, but rather what makes sense for the customers based on their age and income. I can stain the deck every year for her for a few hundred dollars. it'll be fine for her until the next owner decides what they wanna do. It took me a few years to relax into allowing myself to do things for customers on the cheap. I don't always like it, and find it frustrating, but I end up with customers that wanna tell me how to do it cheaper, while also telling me it's acceptable for them, even though I strongly tell them I would never do it that way. I've had to learn to bend in this way. I think it's a good practice to be able to do what the customer wants rather than what I want.

I've used both. And both work great. The Diamond wheel can be "very" abrasive. Lightly glide it across the decking to prevent swirls. I use them to remove peeling and flaking stain. With a good restraining job it can look brand new again.

My Son and I were strolling through our local Lowes and we happened upon a display of these. There was a sign attached to the display with a price of $7.95. Having just bought one a few weeks earlier he knew the actual price was $ 57.95. We grabbed three apiece and proceeded to the checkout. Upon ringing everything up the price came close to $400 including other items purchased. Playing dumb Im Like WOE! Explaining the signage that said $7.95 she went and looked and it was there. She honored the price and we got 3 apiece for less than $30.00 each. I don't feel so bad for them when a 2x4 costs $12.00!

We just want to thank you for posting this bc we could not get our Kilz Porch & Patio paint off our deck! It's just like your Behr. This tool saved us!

I own a painting business and was in a group on fb where I came across somone who posted this, so I came over to KZfaq and here I am, nice video, I think I’m going to pick one of these up and give it a go on some clapboards! It looks mean as shit but when I see it in action which is why I came over to KZfaq it works really nice 👌🏼 Thanks!

Respirator! Goggles! Ear protection! Vibration protection gloves! Sir you are worth it please take care of yourself

Great vid! Thank you. Ive got a very similar set up. My deck is 9 yrs old but looks like a 30 yr old deck in some spots. The builders used the same type of paint (im the 2nd owner) and the rot in some spots is unbelievable. Its like the paint traps all the moisture and creates pockets of decay. Again thank you for the info

Best product on the market! Paid $60.00 for the 4 1/2 in disk. I would have paid a $100.00! This disk is no B.S. Definitely need a respirator not dust mask, eye goggles not glasses and wouldn’t hurt to have a fan to blow all the dust away from you. I restored a painted deck and this saved me weeks of stripping off paint. I tried scraping and psi washing with a turbo nozzle not even close to what this tool will do!

Just a tip, I’d go over the spots with nails with the Diablo disc first then use Diamabrush. You may still have to use two pads, but then your not worrying on nails and screws that are sticking out👍

Just about done with my 380 sqft deck. Took the entire thing down to solid bare wood. Left no trace of previous paint, all three colors/coats of it. The blade worked great but I had to up my angle grinder because I burnt up the first one. I wish my knees held up as good as the Diamabrush blade did.

Thanks for making this!!! I too have a painted deck that from 30 years ago and I had no idea where to start

Spent a $100 at home soppy and rented a drum sander and sanded a deck to the same condition of this video iFit a 450 sf deck in less than 2 hours. Much less labor than an angle grinder on your knees and out of breath like this guy!

I used one to strip a 12 x 7 varnished deck then used it to "grind" exterior sanded stucco-like paint from a concrete wall, about 3' high and 10 or so foot long. I still have it in my angle grinder bag with about 20% of the tooth left. I'll get one more small job out of it, someday. Great tool! Just don't expect a sanded floor finish from it.

I used the deck over and we love it. Saved our deck. Bought me a few more years. Just saying

You can commonly rent a floor machine from Home Depot rental centers which have the same disc on a larger scale. Used it to remove tar/glue from some beautiful late 1800's hard wood floor that the business at one time placed vinyl and then short carpet over.

I just love all the people in comments telling you how to "protect" yourself. You are a grown man and perfectly able to make your own judgement calls about your own safety.

I have used it and I really found it to be awesome. The issue I had is that the blades came out from the disc and one hit me in the chest and left a really significant bruise. The company said I was getting to close to the side of the disk and the plastic was wearing the plastic off. I asked why don't you make the disk of metal? and was told it is a dollar and cents issue. So I bought the vacuum guard and unfortunatley cant get as close to the edge as I would like. However it does take the paint off like I have never experienced.

I had my painter use it. Worked great. Thanks for the suggestions !!

Thank you sir: I'm faced with removing a ton of peeling paint on the outside of my house and I do not relish using a hand scraper to get the job done

Very impressive!!! Sadly, my deck is too far gone. Board replacement in spots to hold me over until new deck prices come down.

We use similar puck to do concrete floors. Looks like new concrete afterward. Those pucks are Dimondbased, though.

Wow, great job. These wooden planks are back as good as new. I'll have to do a similar job too.

Thank you so much, I have a painted deck that looks awful. I’m definitely going to give this a shot.

I used a buffer and a 7” pad with 60grit took it out fast best part is a buffer you can control the speed a grinder could get little dangerous! Not for me but a novice would hurt themself 200%

I used the diamond brush and it worked like a charm, I had to sand it afterwards though as it lefts some abrasion marks.

1, you should unplug the angle grinder before changing discs, if you value having all your fingers. 2, random orbital sanders with 60 grit paper is MUCH safer, much cheaper and works just as well. Run a hammer along the deck and sort out all the loose nails before you start sanding. A deck that size should take you less than a day. Oh, and get one of those dollar store yoga mats or knee pads for this kind of work.

As a professional painter deck restorer, I'll cover with plastic surroundings, spray or stiff push brush paint stripper first, at least 85% of paint wit be melted, after a good pressure wash at a rate somewhere around 2500 psi, after that the rest is piece of cake once dried.

Don’t sand with 120 grit. 120 is too fine and will not prepare the wood to the proper profile to accept the stain. Better off using Diablo 60 grit random orbital net style. It’s faster and will open up the wood much better for that stain to penetrate. 120 will compress the fiber. Great video showing the dimabrush though! It’s an awesome tool that saves a ton of time.

I bought one of those tools and it is well worth the money.

I install epoxy floors and that company also makes a diamond attachment for removing glue off concrete. Works GREAT!!

wow dislikes?? what don't you like about this ... I thought this could help someone? check out part 2 for more details kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mbl1dNug07TPmJs.html thank you

Thanks for the video, I bought one and it’s a beast, works really well.

I always say when you have the right tool the job goes much quicker and easier.

Thank you so much for sharing this video!!! It helped me so much! And saved my marriage lol he was so mad I put that crap on our beautiful deck lol

Definitely "the right tool" for that job. Only thing better would be an upright machine running multiple heads.

In big open areas like this I’m always curious why people don’t use flooring sanders? Much quicker and it’s a finish sanded result.

Thanks man. Watched one second of the Timelapse and am on my way to pick one up! Lol

I'm actually thinking about doing this this weekend.. would you mind sharing what your next step was? Did you repaint or stain if so which did you do and is it lasting? Also whether you painted or stained did you use any sealant on it? I'd appreciate your feedback asap. Tia!

Your paint is exactly the same as mine, thank you for the very helpful video

I am new at this. Home ownership is great. I want ot try doing some projects myself if all possible. I hope it is not too hard to use

Dude this is exactly what I need! Thank you!!

If you have a variable speed grinder they work much better at slower speed it won’t heat up as much and last longer

Hi! Tnx for the video!!! But Tell me please What do you recommend after applying the paint(stain), because it will be with indentations from your beautiful tool and these indentations will be very visible on the new paint.

Wear a p100 mask next time. You’re being exposed to a massive amount of silicate.

Ty for the video with out the time lapse how long did the little Peace take.

Wow, that might have been something to know about.. Before I ended up just flipping all my boards on my deck I could not get that paint coating off. Tried floor sanders and stuff.

Wow...I've got a big deck and after you did that small area the disc looked worn down a good amount. I'd probably need 10+ discs

Would it work attached to a weed wacker?

I think you can buy replacement inserts for the disk. Talk to a concrete polishing contractor. He could tell you where to buy them

Respirator man. Keep those lungs clean. Nice video.

Thanks for posting. I went out and bought the disk today. Just wondering if, after using Diamabrush, you need to do any more prep before staining.

Did you by chance power wash your deck before using the Diamabrush paint remover? I'm getting ready to work on my deck this weekend and obviously don't want extra steps, if not necessary. Thanks so much for making the video...I'm super excited to see how it turns out :)

Actually they say that if you use a straight back and forth movement instead of a circular motion, you won’t get any of the swirls.

Does it ruin the scraper if you hit a nail or screw? Great video .Thank you.

3:40 demonstration starts. You're welcome.

Terrible lack of safety shown here: 1) unplug grinder before changing discs; 2) wear eye protection; 3) wear a mask or respirator; and 4) wear hearing protection.

Safety glasses. Let me repeat that: SAFETY GLASSES!!!!!!!!!!!! And as others have noted: dust mask, ear protection, and unplug the tool when fussing with it. Also, gloves will reduce hand injury from vibration. I use ordinary leather gloves. And thanks! First hand experience is invaluable!

What type of angle grinder should I get, the on/off switch or hold down to get going/start to scrap old paint from a deck?

Looks good, but I'd recommend some hearing protection. Those types of things will destroy your hearing.

Can you please tell me what size, if there is a size angle grinder should I buy? I went to Home Depot and they couldn't help me at all, which standard! I am assuming a respirator is some type of mask, am I correct? If there is anything else I need please tell me. I am a 72 yoa Woman, not that that should matter, but is it really as easy as you say? Thank you in advance for your help!

I would use this on a vertical surface or a smaller area. For a large area like this a drum sander would have made this a gravy job.

Can you please share what stain you used after removing the paint, did you match with 'solid color stain'? my deck has green color paint, I am thinking to remove using your method but wonder if it will be clean enough to go transparent stain or need to go with solid color stain. thanks

So this technique is something I’d want to do only if the deck had been painted with that think paint that fills cracks?

I had to use this on deck over and work well

+1 ... Excellent ... Man O man do I have a painted patio deck for the DiamondBrush gismo. .. This painted deck has met its match! .. Thanks, Maldo72 Big Time.

So if there are nails, can you still use the dianabrush or you have to hammer the nails in further?

Thank you man! I was busting my ass standing

Real time footage is best for something like this. Everyone already knows striping paint takes forever. That's why we are here. We want to see it take place in real time and gauge it from that along with your input

Just get a American sander and use a small orbital sander for the corners, done, i would not even clean that much if the client want solid stain on it, only if the clients wants transparent or semi stains...

U can also use brush wire wheel cup on ur grinder to remove paint on wood, and it only costs 10 bucks

How does this work against deck board nails that are driven top down instead of toenailed? Have to drive the nails deeper first?

I have 3" tongue & groove porch boards - probably yellow pine which we had painted years ago. We now want to remove that color. Is this tool too hard for those boards? Wondering if we should use paint remover?

Like the way the deck looks now I would be tempted to just put clear over it and call it done.

Yes the diamabrush works. No doubt. But for anything that big you need to rent a drum sander. About $50 for a day. 100 times faster but most importantly. No uneven surfaces. No way to sand that with the diamabrush without leaving uneven surfaces. Not saying it won't work or even turnout ok. But for a professional finish and probably cheaper. Drum sander and diamabrush for your edges.

If you want to remove paint from wood deck you should use 4000psi pressure washer with turbo nozzle, more faster and much better

Thanks for the info and put on some safety glasses dude!

Thank you very much for good information

Looks like a great tool but in Canada they run $85 to as much as a $130. Yikes! Still, if it gets the work done that much more quickly, it’s likely worth the expense.

Eye and hearing protection? It sure does a nice job.

Does this work on decks wit Deck Over on it. Mine is peeling and looks awful and I want it gone.

3:45 he actually starts removing paint

Hi, thank you for your video and recommendations. What exactly the kind of angle grinder do you use?

Great video thanks!

Man that thing don't mess around I wonder how it would work on a cedar shingle sided house? It would sure be a putty knife for scraping the peeling paint and holding up the big gigantic grinder with a 7-inch disc of 36 grit my shoulders are doing that...

Is there a similar tool to strip the paint in a swimming pool with plaster underneath?

What type of sander would u use after....orbital sander?

Rent a edger from any tool rental it will make your it easier

This deck has divots everywhere. You should first sink the screws you can and remove and replace the ones you can't. Then use a floor sander. This thing looks like a chipping field.

Very stupid question. I’m trying to surprise my husband and strip the paint off our AWFUL painted deck for his bday. Is that a specific tool your using that I need to get ADDITIONAL to the scrape piece off Amazon?

Just FYI, home depot rents the big wheel for the big round sander, same exact tool

Has anyone tried the flap wheel, fiber disc, and diamabrush? I'm looking for something that will do as little damage as possible to the wood, while removing 5+ layers of paint. I'm getting the sense that the good choices for that are a fiber disc, probably with a soft backing pad or mounting plate, whatever it's called. An infrared heat stripper. Maybe a belt sander. If I understand right, the diamabrush gouges the wood even more than the flap disc

Doesn't using a grinder for sanding leave un-even surfaces?

Thanks a bunch! . Just tested this out and it is going to be such a timesaver

It is a good product they also have it in 12 in ch the one you have is 4 1/2

Should have rented a floor sander would have been just as fast if not faster and easier on your back