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After 15 years of using a DA sander, I switched to a longboard for an entire S-Class hood in Charlotte and got it glass smooth in half the time.
Took me forever to stop hating on longboards but one try on that big Mercedes panel and I was a believer, so what made you guys finally ditch a tool you swore by?
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hugo_coleman282mo ago
Man that Mercedes hood must have been a beast, but yeah once you feel how flat a longboard gets things there's no going back. I had the same stubborn attitude for years until I tackled a tough metallic flake job and realized my DA was leaving all these little ridges. Now I grab the longboard for every big flat section and it honestly cuts my block sanding time in half.
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DA sander works fine if you know how to use it. People blame their tools when they're really just lifting the edge or rushing through the grits.
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