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*For sanding concave areas, use a piece of rubber hose, PVC, or sticky-backed sandpaper wrapped around a scuff pad (scotch brite) as a sanding block. | *For sanding concave areas, use a piece of rubber hose, PVC, or sticky-backed sandpaper wrapped around a scuff pad (scotch brite) as a sanding block. | ||
*To make a simple tool for cutting sandpaper, mount a hacksaw blade to a piece of plywood. Draw lines on the plywood for different cut sizes, and label them accordingly. To cut sandpaper, slide it under the blade until it lines up with the proper line. For photos of this tool, see this [http://hotrodders.com/forum/tip-day-42-a-80655.html Hotrodders Bulletin Board discussion]. | *To make a simple tool for cutting sandpaper, mount a hacksaw blade to a piece of plywood. Draw lines on the plywood for different cut sizes, and label them accordingly. To cut sandpaper, slide it under the blade until it lines up with the proper line. For photos of this tool, see this [http://hotrodders.com/forum/tip-day-42-a-80655.html Hotrodders Bulletin Board discussion]. | ||
| − | *To | + | *To cut sandpaper, fold the paper and use a putty knife to cut the fold, or lay a ruler in the crease, then lay it on a table and pull up. |
*Use pieces of sheet metal to size sandpaper: | *Use pieces of sheet metal to size sandpaper: | ||
#Using a stomp shear, or something else that can cut sheet metal straightly, shear a piece of sheet metal in the size of a piece of sandpaper. | #Using a stomp shear, or something else that can cut sheet metal straightly, shear a piece of sheet metal in the size of a piece of sandpaper. | ||
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