National-Detriot wet Sander.. what grit?

[gordon stelter]

What grit do you start with on your rub-outs, with the
Detroit sander, and what grit do you go to before
rubbing/polishing compounds ? What kind of soap ?
     Thump


--- Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote:
>  
> Hi Terry
>   Sorry for the delay. National- Detroit is based in
> Rockford Ill. I'm  sure 
> they must have a web page.
>    I don't have the model no. but there are only
> 2models  as  I recall. Each 
> has a 2 pads that hold half a sheet of wet/ dry
> sandpaper. It's a  must for 
> serious rub out type finish. Well unless your really
> yooung &  strong. It cuts 
> the rubout time by 75% & gets tthe surface very flat
> &  uniform. Yes we use it 
> with soap & water.
>   I got the tip from my friend  Phenoyd Ezra the
> undisputed Rub  out king of 
> the western united states. His LA based business  is
>  Classic woods finishing
> 
> Hi Dale,
>  
> Sounds like an interesting sander. Do you have a
> link or a model number  for 
> it?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Terry Farrell
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From:  _Erwinspiano@aol.com_
> (mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com)  
> To: _pianotech@ptg.org_ (mailto:pianotech@ptg.org)  
> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 8:29  PM
> Subject: Re: Another reason to use  mineral spirits
> to wet sand lacquer....
> 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 7/11/2004 4:52:29 PM Pacific
> Standard Time, 
> _lclgcnp@yahoo.com_ (mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com) 
> writes:
> 
> Soapy water gums up the sandpaper very quickly if
> the
> lacquer is  not solidly cured. With mineral spirits
> I
> have found that I only have  to wait a  few days
> before
> rubbing out. With water it was weeks  
> ( or months )!
> On this last job I used naptha.  Even better
> because it evaporates quickly and has no oily
> residue.
> I  also think that, for this reason, it does not
> interfere with the  friction cutting of the
> abrasive,
> while providing a nice thin medium to  flush out the
> sand-off. Worked very quickly!
> Thump
> 
> 
> 
> Interesting idea
>   I haven't had any problems with the soapy water 
> gumming up since I started 
> using more soap. We use an in line air-wet sander 
> from Detroit pneumatic, I 
> think its called, for all our flattening & rub  out
> prep. It's a real time & 
> labor saver. It holds two 4 by 8 inch  pieces of
> sandpaper.
>   I find that I can rub out easily after about 10 
> days. Longer is better but 
> not really necessary in the dry calif.heat. I  like
> the idea of Mineral 
> spirits or naptha in case I need to push something 
> out quicker. Thanks for the tip
>    Dale
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 



		
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