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<x-flowed>Good Lord Almighty, yes, this helped! Loved Sue's comments, too :-)
Toby Erkson -- http://www.icbm.org/ '72 VW Squareback Darksider, 5-speed, 2007cc, rag top '95 VW Jetta 2.0L, CHE w/LSD, 270¼, TT Chip ~ SCCA Solo 2 EP #3 '73 Porsche 914 2.0L; '81 Honda Gold Wing, 1100cc, stripped Portland, Oregon
BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 8/20/05 11:25:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, sfleming@salisburyschool.org writes:
<< im planning on sanding my 71 square my self to save some money on getting it repainted. i read that you should use like 80 to 100 grit snad paper then move up to a hger number. is that right? does anyone have any tips or things they know about sanding that could help me out. >>
This could easily turn into a small book. :O If you're removing heavy rust, start with either 36 or 40 grit. If just light surface rust, then use 80 grit. For paint removal, 120 to 180 works fine, and allows you to not sand off any body character lines...
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