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Sat, Mar 17, 12 at 12:26
| Hi all!
Don't laugh, but I'm having trouble keeping the sanding discs on my orbital sander. They're not velcro, but there is a rubber-ish pad where the discs are pressed on. They no longer stick and go flying across the room. Is there anything I can/should not put on that pad to keep the discs in place again? I love my orbital sander! Oh. It's a Rigid, if that helps at all.
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- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Sat, Mar 17, 12 at 15:57
| Clean it with denatured alcohol or lacquer thinner; it's gunked up with dust and old adhesive. Don't let the lacquer thinner sit on it too long, it can dissolve some plastics/vinyls. Let it dry for a good while before attempting to stick on the abrasive, because the solvent needs to evaporate back out of the plastic. Casey |
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| Thank you, Casey! I thought it might be trashed. ' I really like this tool. C. |
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| "Clean it with denatured alcohol or lacquer thinner" Or even some warm water and soap. Lacquer thinner will eat the sponge padding behind the cover of the pad. |
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- Posted by bobsmyuncle (My Page) on Sun, Mar 18, 12 at 17:21
| Replacement pads should be a parts item. I've bought several (Bosch) brand over the counter at a local dealer. You may even be able to replace them with hook & loop, if you are so inclined. |
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| "You may even be able to replace them with hook & loop" Hook & loop is painfully expensive unless there is a lot of use to pay back for the extra cost. It allows the paper to be removed and then used again at a later date, vs PSA discs that are pretty much wrecked during removal.
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| It's not the pads that are the issue. It's the flat round part where the pads stick. Or don't stick at the moment. I'm going to try to clean it up. |
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| The "flat round part" is usually a thin layer of plastic applied to the sponge pad to keep dust out of the sponge and provide a better surface for the PSA pads to adhere. 'Hot' solvents can damage the foam portion behind the thin layer. |
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