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| | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 20 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 20 | I need some suggestions on purchasing a good sander. I need to sand the dash, door jams, seat base on my 55 1st series. As you all know they are all small areas with a lot of nooks and crannies.
I have a 7" orbiting air sander but would like a smaller one electric, for Velcro sanding discs. I hate sanding so the easier I can make it the better. Any Ideas on what brand and where I can get one.I want top quality, I don't believe in buying cheap tools, appreciate the advise.
steve
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | I have a AIR operated DOTCO orbital ..with both a 5" and 3" pad that werks great for small jobs.
Brad I feel you find anything with an electric motor mounted on it will be either to large or cumbersom for the tight places ..I suggest a small hand sized air operated orbital.
Tim
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 | Piece of blue type II insulation. You can sand or carve it to shape first, and then put sandpaper on it. That, or quartering your paper, and folded not once, not twice, but thrice! What with all the curves, sometimes its easier to just do it by hand.
In my opinion. Plus I'm cheap and my compressor holds a whole gallon of air, which I don't think is enough for air tools. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | Sanding for what purpose? I mean are you trying to remove the old paint and rust or are you finish sanding, just want to break the shine on a newer paint-job or what? I stripped ALL the paint off my truck with 3M Clean & Strip disks. For the dash, door jambs and seat riser I used the ones with a shank chucked up in an electric drill like THIS then for getting into tight corners I used Nyalox brushes the same way. THIS KIND and THIS KIND. All of these products are available at your ACE or other Hardware Store. Guys here always laugh me out when I mention these products but they work, they work VERY well and do not remove a molecule of metal. Here are some pictures of what I did with ONLY those two tools... and it didn't take long to do either. DASH REAR VALANCE AND DOOR JAMB Suit yourself but they work for me.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 20 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 20 | Thanks guys for the advise, and Woody, I think that is an excellent idea, I am going down to Ace this morning and get those . Thanks
steve
" Hard Times Don't Last , Strong People Do."
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | For large areas, the 3M or Norton rapid strip discs built for an 7" variable speed grinder/polisher work great. I've been using the cheapo Harbor Freight grinder and its been holding up just fine.
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