Thread: Handsanding howto

Originally Posted by Iron_Beard

The problem is you have to commute a ways to get the stuff and it smells like soccer moms.

Sorry tris_d. Sometimes I can't help myself. Well, actually most of the time...

LOL...

I get grapeseed from ASDA (English supermarket run by Wallmart) it is with all the other cooking oils. The real key is to soak your paper in what ever you are using for at least an hour. It cuts much better and will last a lot lot longer. It is surprising how much wet sanding you can do with just one sheet before it is worn out.

I actually stumbled into it as we had to get some to take my 5 month old son to baby massage. It is very lubricating and I have even been using it as a shaving oil for my third pass with great results.

It is like the green paste. Chromium Dioxide is a widely used artists pigment and you can get a significant amount of it for not much cash in comparison to buying a tiny tubr of paste. Now if I could find out what else is in the paste....