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Those foamy sanding blocks

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Hey Tim,

What is your source for those foamy sanding blocks you were raving about? I just realized I am going to need one soon.

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Post by Tim »

What we're talking about here is the 2-3/4" x 5" soft hand sanding block by 3M. I just used one of these for hand-sanding the Alexseal primer on hull and deck and wonder how I got along without it all this time.

You can get these at Jamestown Distributors, among others, for $13.00.
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3M Soft Hand Sanding Block

There is also a firm version with the same shape. Both use the standard Stikit sandpaper rolls.
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Post by dasein668 »

If you ever do any hand sanding, then run, don't walk, to your nearest distrubuter and get this set up.
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