Alloy sanding

1. user_31623 L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 72

   #1 1st July 2009, 19:56

   Hey guys may sound like a stupid question but can i use a electric sander, like an orbital sander? if so what pads/paper do i use?
   
   Cheers Tom
2. saxovtsmad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 stoke on trent Posts: 8875 now own a possi blue mk2 vts mk1 went to heaven

   #2 1st July 2009, 20:01

   i cant see why not mate id start off with rought then smooth then fine
3. Mikey-Sax Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2008 South London Posts: 167 Saxo VTR 1.6, '02

   #3 1st July 2009, 20:22

   I was thinking about this earlier. I suppose if you do it by hand, you can get into the nooks and crannies of the rims?
4. saxovtsmad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 stoke on trent Posts: 8875 now own a possi blue mk2 vts mk1 went to heaven

   #4 1st July 2009, 20:23

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Mikey-Sax I was thinking about this earlier. I suppose if you do it by hand, you can get into the nooks and crannies of the rims?

   yes you can but it hurts your bloddy fingers though mine still hurt now
5. user_31623 L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 72

   #5 1st July 2009, 20:26

   Yer i would do the nooks nd crannies by hand, but i rekon i could power sand the face of the alloy
6. Mikey-Sax Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2008 South London Posts: 167 Saxo VTR 1.6, '02

   #6 1st July 2009, 20:41

   as long as you think you can get a similar finish by hand as you can with the power sander?
7. user_31623 L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 72

   #7 1st July 2009, 21:53

   yer i will give it ago and see what happens lol
8. user_31637 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Isle of Man Posts: 9844 92 Eunos

   #8 2nd July 2009, 11:45

   let us no how it goes wen its done? wanna do mine but if its all by hand it will take ages!!
9. marc_mcquilling Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Middlesbrough Posts: 278 Mk2 Saxo VTR

   #9 3rd July 2009, 20:54

   i got a thing called a flap wheel.
   
   basically, its a drill bit with flaps of samd paper on it...
   works an absolute treat.
   
   gets in all of the nucks and crannies as well.
10. user_31623 L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 72

    #10 3rd July 2009, 20:58

    that sounds good buddy where did you get it from?
11. sax_o_milley Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 oldham lad now in billingham Posts: 1349 white mk1 vtr

    #11 3rd July 2009, 21:34

    you get the flap wheels from b&q mate
    
    i got 1, great finish just dont press to hard

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12. user_31623 L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 72

    #12 4th July 2009, 10:52

    Cheers buddy might get my self one, its so boring and hard work doing all four by hand lol
13. user_29499 Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 wednesbury/birmingham Posts: 1121 106 gti

    #13 4th July 2009, 14:53

    get a wire brush on the end of a drill and some nitro mours