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Whats Better For Sanding Nitro


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i have a power sander that is pretty decent and i was wondering if it would be better to use with nitro> my keyboard is acting weird so ">" that means period> lol>>> so anyway i was wondering if the power sander is safe to use> sure itll go faster but im afraid itll load up faster or somethin and ill scratch it up bad> thanks in advance

louis

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i have a power sander that is pretty decent and i was wondering if it would be better to use with nitro>  my keyboard is acting weird so ">" that means period> lol>>> so anyway i was wondering if the power sander is safe to use>  sure itll go faster but im afraid itll load up faster or somethin and ill scratch it up bad> thanks in advance

louis

Faster? How much faster could it go? Nitro is easy to sand out.

Anways, this is from "another" forum:

"I've power sanded lots of finihes (not McFaddens) and I agree that it's the only way to go. I usually use a P-C 1/4 sheet sander loaded with 220 grit tri-m-ite paper. I wouldn't recomend using the 120 grit though, when the finish shrinks the scratches might come back to haunt you; I've had it happen. With a VS random orbit sander I'd also probably dial the speed down a bit for fear of pulling the film, and clogging the paper too quickly."

I guess you could do it if you are that impaitent, but if you sand with 400 between every coat the final sanding and polishing should'nt take very long.

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hahaha... yeah im just getting done with my last coat of nitro later today... i sanded yesterday with a 3M rubber block backing 600 grit sandpaper... but it had something sticking out of it... like a small particle of grain or.. maybe it was ripped... but it put a GIGANTIC scratch in the finish.. took my so long to sand it back down and I sanded through on the edge because of it... but i built up the coat today... what im getting at is i didnt sand in between coats... i only sanded once and it made the job a lot harder when i finally decided to sand. Next project Ill def sand at least between every 2 coats

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