Sanding

[jerry1939]

We developed a tiny water leak behind some drywall.  Cut out some drywall & repaired the leak.  Patched the hole in the wall and mudded in a repair.  Bought this to sand the repair. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Gator-Precut-Drywall-Sanding-Screen-5-Pack-4-25-in-W-x-11-25-in-L-120-Grit-Commercial-Precut-Drywall-Sanding-Screen-Sandpaper/1060849
Came in a pack of 5 & I only used one.  Took another and tried it on scrape wood as sandpaper.  Did a nice job on a flat surface and will probably last much longer than sandpaper.

jerry

 

[CharleyL]

I don't sand drywall.

I use a large dampened sponge and rinse it out frequently. No sanding dust to breathe or need to clean up. The sponge surface texture removes he high spots very effectively and blends the edges into the paper. I also wipe the paper surfaces with the sponge to leave a small amount of the mud on the paper. This creates a similar texture making the seams stand out less when the wall is primed and painted.

Charley

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[Scrappile]

I use to use that when making pens out of wine corks.   It sanded CA saturated cork real well.

[kmmcrafts]

Used that stuff doing drywall years ago... never thought to use it on wood.. actually I never had any left over from my drywall job and sort of forgot about the stuff until I seen this topic.. 

Thanks for the reminder..

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

I have done my share of drywall work and have much left to do as I remodel my home. I always use those. I also have used the sanding sponges that work well for detailed sanding spots and small spots. Not sure why you would buy 5 when they do come 2 in a package too. Unless you have alot of sanding to do. i would leave those to sanding sheetrock and use wood sandpaper for sanding projects. http://www.amazon.com/3M-9093DCNA-Drywall-Sanding-Sponge/dp/B00004Z48A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1524016494&sr=8-3&keywords=drywall+sanding+pad 

[fordamir]

Its interesting you brought this up.  I thought I was the only one to use this stuff.  My us is a little bit different though.  I restore  vintage hand planes and usually they are loaded with rust.  To speed thing up I use it first to remove a lot of rust fast then go through the various grits of sand paper ending up with 320 grit.  If I only knew how to download pics. you might be interested in seeing some before and after pics.

[WayneMahler]

Years ago I used this when I re-did my house. They were connected to a shop vac / water filter system and worked great. Still have some left but never thought about using it on wood. Never clogs up and lasts a long time. May look into revisiting this  

[lawson56]

Brings back memories.I have done some dry walling in my youth.hope never to do it again.Rather paint.much rather scroll.

[ScollSaw Slasher]

Interesting! For all the mud I've slung, never thought about using the sanding screens on wood. Have to give it a try. And was just discussing with a neighbor yesterday the trials and tribulations of major remodels where it was best to hire a good mud man rather than DYI. They're magicians at 1/5th the time. And yes, I've used the sponge technique as well for certain situations. All and all, much prefer working in wood as to drywall.