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| | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,028 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,028 | I took the truckout last night for a last ride before I prep for paint and spray on some color.
I was looking around for my sanding block and foud a old sanding sponge. I bought it many years ago to sand drywall and it was a disaster. I don't know why I kept it all these years but the prep gods smiled on me as I tried it on my truck last night.
It was alost enjoyable to use on the primer and the painted areas of the truck. It leaves a nice smooth finish, no wrinkling of the paper to cause scratches or grooves. It is easy to hold onto and control. And it seems to last for a very long time. I sanded for a few hours last night and the sponge still seems to have the same abrasion level.
One side is a little more abrasive than the other. I am going out tonight to see if I can get more. I have seen these at Home Depot (where I bought this one 20 years ago).
I will post type and manufacturer if anyone is interested.
RB53 | | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 888 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 888 | RB53, I've used these on a fair amount of autobody work with good results and you can usually catch them on sale. Everything goes on sale at HF eventually. Have fun and good luck Dan | | | | | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 80 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 80 | Do you know what grit is on the sponge??
If not, you may be in for a lot of resanding.
Typically these sponges are a 180 or 220 grit, which is much too coarse to apply your finish coat over without showing a lot of sand scratches.
For a urethane finish, the coarsest I would use is 400 wet or dry paper.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 95 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 95 | Nice that you are enjoying it. Be aware though, that because these pads are soft and spongy, they will conform to the surface irregularities in the paint/body and will not help to flatten out imperfections as a standard sanding block would. Have fun. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,028 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,028 | Wally,
That's very true. My painting skills leave a lot to be desired. I am using these to cut the rough finish on my primer. I will switch to 400 with real sanding block once I get a little closer to smooth.
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