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Old 04-19-2010, 11:47 PM
JRouche JRouche is offline
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Originally Posted by elitecustombody View Post
If you are looking for slick finish, I'd advise to leave D/A sander alone and use long blocking sticks to block your primer
YUP!! The DA is good for removing material. The air inline sander is good for getting the fillers knocked down flat. And the arms and some rubber blocks are whats needed to get a flat surface for paint.

I look at the DA as a removal tool. Not even a tool for getting anything on the body flat. It should be used for knocking down or scuffing up some really rough surface. But really, its a removal tool, not a shaping tool. Once the filler has been put down so should the DA sander. Its a tool for before the filler. Air inline sander is a shaping tool. Just to get it to the point of breaking out the rubber blocks and getting to town with them. The real work starts. Long blocks, many hours. JR
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