Can anyone recommend a good type of electric sander for sanding down bodywork. Something reasonably cheap please..
Which Sander
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ryan69
, May 30 2005 10:07 AM
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dklawson
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Posted 30 May 2005 - 11:43 AM
I obviously am not in a position to recommend a sander based on name brand or price. However, during my last bodywork/paint-job experience I invested in an electric orbital sander (something close to 125mm diameter discs). This worked MUCH better than the oscillating sanders I had used in the past. Invest in an orbital sander even if it costs a little more.
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Posted 31 May 2005 - 07:04 AM
If you are only doing one car it would be better to spend your money on the materials and block it down by hand , that is what profesionals do (ok we take off the worst with a DA sander but allways finish by hand with a BLOCK)
with an electric sander you can make a mess that much quicker
with an electric sander you can make a mess that much quicker
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Posted 31 May 2005 - 11:47 AM
Just to clear things up... a DA is a "Dual Action" sander and it is typically pneumatic. The term "orbital" I used describes the same sanding action but the term is commonly used with electric tools. Functionally, a DA and an Orbital Sander are the same, the power source is what's different. The nice thing about them is that they don't leave tell-tale sanding marks behind.
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