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What Tool To Use For Sanding
Saturday, October 28, 2006 7:07 PM
Hey i have been usign a mouse sander, and a 4 inch grinder to sand away but its taking to long.

Does anyone have a nice airtool suggestion for quick sanding of fiberglass. Thanks!




Re: What Tool To Use For Sanding
Saturday, October 28, 2006 8:07 PM
say what? use some 80 grit paper and your hand , itll take some time but this way u can control what the glass is doing and its shape


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Re: What Tool To Use For Sanding
Saturday, October 28, 2006 8:43 PM
large or small area? large area, mudhog/fileboard........ small area orbital sander??




Re: What Tool To Use For Sanding
Saturday, October 28, 2006 8:53 PM
use a DA(Dual Action) sander or a decent orbital sander like Fallen said. Only use the mouse if really needed cause you could probably do it faster with your hand than with the mouse


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Re: What Tool To Use For Sanding
Saturday, October 28, 2006 9:48 PM
ive sanded my whole car by hand...yea its a bitch...but it works the best.




Re: What Tool To Use For Sanding
Sunday, October 29, 2006 2:14 PM
i'm hand sanding everything i'm doing. i'm too scared that i'll go too fast and create tons of waves using a power tool or air tool. that's just me though. i do have an air long board though....but that's for a different project that's currently on hold.



Re: What Tool To Use For Sanding
Monday, October 30, 2006 9:27 AM
use filler to get it smooth i lay my fiberglass as smooth as possible so i dont have to sand it much.


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Re: What Tool To Use For Sanding
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 6:21 PM
Tool of choice, Mudhog is your friend, friend.
Re: What Tool To Use For Sanding
Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:11 AM
Yup, do what jason said.

Lay your fiberglass as smooth as you can from the starting. The first steps saves you so much time later on during the fiberglassing stages.

I use a small block sander that fits in my palm when working on small areas, and for the larger areas I use a large block sander. I find I get a better feel for waves and such by using my hands and block sanding the fiberglass than using a power tool.

Power sanding is easier on the hands and arms thats for sure! All that hand sanding really builds up a sweat.





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