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What grit sandpaper should I use between coats of polyurethane?
I'm planning on applying polyurethane to a pine bench I've finished staining. I decided on foam brushes for application, but I wasn't sure what grit sandpaper I should use between coats. Is 400 good ...
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How is sandpaper quality determined?
In chat today, Karl mentioned that there's a very large disparity in sandpaper quality. Now, I knew about grit differences (they refer to the fineness of the grain, iirc) but literal quality?
So, ...
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What tools and techniques are available for sanding without machinery?
I am planning on creating a table made out of recycled wood planks and I am wondering if it is too ambitious to hand sand the wood planks without the use of machinery. I am on a budget and am ...
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How can I remove tiny dust particles from the air?
As a basic prep step before I painted, I sanded some of my walls.
Later, I cleaned the area and swept up any visible dust particles.
Now however, a member of my family is having difficulty breathing ...
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Drywall Painting: Do I need to keep priming here?
I am painting a room where the previous paint job was not very good. You can see brush marks from a great distance, it got all over the trim, and the paint looked watered down (thanks builders). It ...
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Should we sand and prime holes in our walls or pay someone to do it?
We just had our 1,000-square-foot house insulated with blown-in insulation. Now we have 180 patched-up holes in our interior walls that need be sanded and primed before we repaint. The holes ...
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What's the right way to sand/shave/reshape particleboard?
My second bedroom has low ceilings. I bought an IKEA closet, but somehow botched the measurements when I was seeing if it would fit. So, instead of having ~10cm of room for the top of the cabinet, I ...
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Am I doing something wrong with this sanding job?
I'm trying to finish a finishing job on a dresser; I abandoned the project (long story) a while ago after getting a few drawers done, and I've since lost the exact instructions I was following. After ...
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Is it necessary to sand before the last coat of oil paint?
When I'm painting high-gloss oil-based on woodwork (architraves, skirtingboards, windows), I have been following the tin's advice and sanding between all coats. I don't resent sanding after the ...
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What's a good cheap sander to sand the ends of wooden blinds?
I need to sand down some wooden blinds because they are about a millimeter too wide for the old window frames they are going into.
I'm trying to figure out a cheap and easy way to sand down about 6 ...
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How can I plane the edges of plywood?
I'm working on an 8ft x 12ft climbing wall. I have 3/4 inch ACX plywood attached to a frame. Since the frame isn't perfectly square, the plywood overlaps on the edges (up to about 1cm) so I need to ...
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What's the significance of orbit diameter in a random orbit sander?
I've been looking at random orbit sanders and noticed that they have different orbit diameters, and some models even offer settings for it. Does the orbit diameter affect material removal, or ...
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How to rescue exterior door paint job?
I have a couple of questions to ask here. Last week we had a new steel entry door installed. Over the weekend while I was out of town, my wife decided to paint it. She went to our local Lowe's and ...
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How much do I need to sand before painting?
I want to paint my home's varnished window sills. How do I know when I have sanded them enough?
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What would cause a Varathane EZV sander to rip the sandpaper?
I have recently been appointed FSA at a Lowes store in Allen Park Michigan. I was ask if i could find out why the Varathane EZV sander was ripping the sand paper.
My knowledge on the subject is ...
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Do I need to sand this unfinished table?
I've gathered that the step immediately before staining a table is to sand it. However, I wonder how to tell when the table is smooth enough? Can I skip the sanding step?
In my case I bought an ...
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How do I know when to switch to a finer grit when polishing marble?
I am polishing a marble shelf with pads impregnated with a resin containing diamond powder (it has some advantages over sandpaper, but otherwise works in a similar way). I used grit 50 to remove ...
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Resurfacing a wood table
I have a 10 year old hardwood (red gum) table that has had a hard life. It was originally finished with bee's wax but I did not really keep up maintenance.
What is the best way clean up this table? ...
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Can oscillating “multi-tools” sand vertical surfaces?
I need to sand some rough spots on our old front door before repainting and am considering buying/using a multi-tool for this task (as well as some tricky flooring and drywall tasks later).
What's ...
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Can I hone Silestone from a glossy finish to a matte finish?
I would like to hone (make the glossy finish matte) my Silestone kitchen countertops. Is this possible either through an acid wash, sanding or other? Sanding works on samples but will be difficult ...
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Can I put a sanding drum in a routing table and use it like a spindle sander?
If I mount something like one of these:
in a router in a router table, have I just created a spindle sander, or are there other differences in how they work? If you've already got a router, what ...
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How to take the sandpaper off of a Makita palm sander
I need to know how to take the old sandpaper off a palm sander (Makita model B04553).
It is not mine so I am unsure, but there are four latches that I have lifted, thinking that it will loosen and ...
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Is it possible to use this reclaimed hardwood flooring?
I am planning on reusing some old hard wood flooring reclaimed from another parts of the house. I should note I have an old house that the original portion was built in 1760 with an add on done ...
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Recommended palm sander techniques?
I'm palm sanding (quarter sheet) flaking/chipped paint from exterior hardwood siding I want to preserve. I read some hints here, but I'm seeking any other labor-saving hints - this job is tedious. ...
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What should I do about streaks in my finish?
I just stripped, sanded, stained & then applied fast-drying oil-based polyurethane to my hardwood table. All went well until I sanded the second coat of polyurethane with 220 grit sandpaper. The ...
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Can I use 6“ hook and loop disks with a 5” sander?
A friend just gave me over a hundred 6" flat hook and loop disks. The only problem is, I've got a 5" orbital sander with dust collection which uses perforated sanding disks. Can I use these together ...
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How to sand wood without flattening it
I'd like to sand some wood planks on a rustic table to remove paint stains, but keep the rough wood structure (1-2 mm height difference). How can I do that?
