Liquid Sander

[jim1980]

Ive got quite a bit of sanding to be done of window frames and a door frame and was wondering if there are any good liquid sanders out there?
Last year i pretty much sanded all the woodwork down in my house and ive had enough of the mess it involved so im keen to know about liquid sanders.
I have purchased a pot of pollyfilla liquid sander and applied it with a brush to a test area, left it for 30 mins then wiped it off and there was not difference. Was this because i was using a brush and should have used good old elbow grease?

I am planning on getting on with the sanding later this week so id appreciate any speedy responses.

 

[Brightdeco]

There arent really any liquid sanders out there. If you dont want mess try using wet or dry sand paper. Simply dip the paper in a bucket of water, shake of excess and begin sanding, the wet surface absorbs any dust. It also results in a very smooth finish. You have to keep cleaning out the grain, a bit time consuming but will cut down on dust and mess considerably. Hope that helps.



Ben

 

[bradleydecorating]

You cannot expect to sand things down without any mess, but I've found that those sponge based flexible sanding blocks create less mess than traditional sandpaper. >Liquid sander sounds like a gimmick -can't see how it would be any less messy!

 

[opps]

liquid sanders have their place but they are designed to provide a key rather than removing high spots or runs etc. They do need a fair degree of elbow grease and washing off.

Personally I prefer to stick with sandper and typically only use liquid sanders before the final coat when spraying to a very high finish (approx 1200 grade).