Ok, the update is earlier than I expected; but after delivering the Flowers and Card and Kisses, I thought it would be business as usual...
Wrong!
I've got 30 minutes to wrap up todays update or else!
Ok, I went to home depot and looked at the B&D mouse and the Ryobi corner cat.
(cat and mouse? LOL!)
The mouse felt much more comfortable in the hand, but otherwise they did pretty much the same thing.
I asked the associate where the different pads were, and he showed me a host of aftermarket sanding paper that would fit either one. I said, "what about the scrubbing pads?" He said, "Scrubbing Pads?"
So, that made my decision. The Ryobi says right on the box that they include "scrubbing pads" - and while I preferred the feel of the B&D, they only showed a picture of the included stuff - so it was a mystery.
Anyway, I bought some "Scotch-Brite" pads on my way home (with the flowers and card) - and busted it out:
The kit came with 2 scrubbing pads: White is "soft", Red is "hard" - and my Scotch-Brite are just a touch softer than the Red pad - way harder than the White.
Decide to go Scotch-Brite (the pads have no velcro like the sanding paper - they just stick - so made that a very easy decision)
Cut one out to size and slap it on -
Before we get to photos of actual progress - just want to give you my experience so far:
#1) Circular Rotation. Don't go back and forth. Do little circles and bigger circles but keep going in circles.
#2) Higher Pressure. I spent the first hour and a half doing just the pressure of the machine itself - which is not enough.
#3) Frequent Breaks. When I went to the higher pressure, the machine would get hot. (when I mean higher pressure, you are just slowing the motor a little bit - but putting more drag on for sure) - and the foot of the machine (that looks like a mini iron) starts to heat up.
[I decided that higher pressure was working better, but that this stuff needs to cool down. So, 10 minutes on and 20 minutes off seems good. (the paint might heat up too - so being super careful)]
#4) Do this Under a Light. I mean directly under.
[As you finally break the gloss - you start seeing that you are getting the desired result. By keeping a light reflecting off the surface you can easily see the changes as they occur.]
#5) Rotate the Body.
[It is strange how you think you can apply even pressure, but you can't. Spinning the body 5 to 10 degrees every couple of minutes will open your eyes.]
#6) After you get down beyond the gloss - it seems that oil will show up - like you touched it and now the oil has stained it!
Nope - those are the last traces of gloss - kill 'em!
~~~~~~~
ok - some photos:
This is the last photo of my progress today: Showing the pad (same one since I started)
This one might show a better example of what is coming of this:
-- questions answered and way more pictures will be available tomorrow --
'gotta run!
