anyone ever use a small floor buffer to remove fuzzys?

[allbritepw]

Just wondering if anyone used a small floor buffer with a scuffy pad material on deck floors to remove fuzzys?
We currently use a hand polisher sometimes but it gets tuff on the knees. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks Tim

 

[Mike Hughes]

Hire a helper and let it be tougher on their knees...........thats what works for me.

We use the Makita sander/polisher with the 3M pads.

 

[Tim Lynch]

I use the Bosh Random Orbit and as you hate killing knees. I have seen but not tried yet, the wallboard sander used in a picture once.

It's a pole sander that the pro's call idiot sticks becuase it swivels in all directions. It used 80 grit black carbon paper You can cut your own as well.

One of these days I will try it as it's under 20 bucks.

I just light sanded a deck yesterday took an hour and put a hundred in my pocket for it. The bosh is fast and I bought those new knee pads with the gel in the knee area becuase of those Im doing much better knee wise.

 

[Aplus]

Don't waste your time with the pole drywall sander. I tried it and was not satisfied with the results. I use a Makita 9227c and a Makita palm sander for spindles.

Good luck.

 

[allbritepw]

Tony
I just recieved my makita 9227c earlier this week.
But I didn,t realize that the sanding pad and special nut and wrench did not come in the package. Where can I pick these items up locally? We live in Howell. Thanks Tim

 

[Aplus]

I don't know where to pick the accessories up locally. The only one I know who has those parts is Greg R. at DeckGuide.

 

[allbritepw]

Hi Tony
I ordered the parts today from BeaverSmith Tools out of Brighton.
Should be here in a week or two.
Say how do you like the Makita? What do you use for pads?
And what rpm do you like
Kinda tough sealing decks lately here in MI. huh! Later Tim

 

[Mike Hughes]

A week or two?? Call greg and you'll have it in three days or less, most likely (based on your location).

Email me if you need his phone number.

 

[reedsterstl]

get all the attachments for the makita, you will not regret it. Greg's prices are very good. You need to order at least two boxes of defurring to get you on your way until you get the hang of using it. Don't apply pressure yourself, let the weight of the makita apply the weight. You will it has a very short learning curve to get the hang of it. The sanding with the makita has a slightly longer learning curve, but will be mastered easily.

Reed

 

[Mike Hughes]

I've got the defurring pads down pat.........but I have yet to try sandpaper on it. I have the sandpaper, just haven't had an occasion to use it yet.

 

[Tim Lynch]

This looks similar to the smaller version I use for rail caps that need grinding but then I have to use my Random Orbit to take out swirl marks.

So you guys are not getting any swirl at all with this tool? I'm asking as I see it's not a random orbit unless the sander setup for it has a random orbit collar of some type.

 

[Greg Rentschler]

Swirl marks are very minimal if not undetectable. You will be able to better avoid them as you gain experience with the sander. Even using 50 - 80 grit paper we can sand out a floor and not see a single swirl mark

It's a time saver!

Greg Rentschler
TimberSeal, Inc.

 

[reedsterstl]

The key to not getting some swirl marks is don't move the makita to fast for the revolutions, if you need to move quickly, bump up the speed of the makita. For the sand paper I use the #5 or 6 setting, for defelting pads, just under the #4.

Reed