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Old January 13th, 2010, 04:26 PM   #17
PainterJosh
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Name: joshua
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Motorcycle(s): 1971 CB750 K1, 1989 CBR600F

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another lil tip. to make a sanding pad out of a sheet of sandpaper.

good for tight spots or when you don't want to use something else as a backing pad for some reason. take a sheet of sandpaper, or 1/2 , 1/4 sheet. fold it in half. use a putty knife or screwdriver handle or something to crease 1/2 of your fold, so just to the middle. tear the crease, just to the 1/2 way point. fold each side over the other so that every sanding side is facing a paper side, this way it stays in one piece and doesn't move around or fall apart as you're sanding. you end up with 2 surfaces and can refold to use the other 2.

here's some pics to show you what I mean. this sounds silly but it makes a huge dif compared to just folding a sheet of paper in 1/4s the normal way. and it gives you a nice little pad.

example using a 1/2 sheet:













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