I think most people tend to think of sanding as running a sander up and down a board. The same people have also never heard the term backstroke, which can remove more material than the forestroke. Does anyone else have any sanding tips along this nature?
Not really acceptable on a clear glass job but the idea of mixing microballoons in the filler coat and squeegeeing the putty/bog rather than brushing to save weight always made sense to me. It's supposed to make it easier to sand also.
Based on the title of this thread; "Sanding As An Artform" I will say that during the mid '90's sanders in the Santa Barbara and Ventura area were "Sanding As An Artform". Don't remember names but remember seeing a sanded board in SB Fiberglass Hawaii one day that had been sanded in such a manner As to leave a distinct pattern of seven inch swirls all over the board. Pretty cool looking actually. This type of sanding "Art' was being done by a few sanders up and down the coast at about that time. Wade from Fiberglass Hawaii might remember who was doing that kind of stuff at that time.
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Not really acceptable on a clear glass job but the idea of mixing microballoons in the filler coat and squeegeeing the putty/bog rather than brushing to save weight always made sense to me. It's supposed to make it easier to sand also.
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Hey John
This does work and takes about 250 - 300 grams of the weight of the board. nice paint job will hide it well.