Wow. I thought I would receive one good idea for a soft contour pad but they just keep comin'. Thank you very much! Of course I'll have a bench covered with various "interface pads" before long...
Paul, I'll have to try making a few but I love an excuse to buy from Lee-Valley.
Bill, my 3M black 1 1/4 soft pad for my Dynabrade at work gave me the idea in the first place.
Thanks again everyone
Jim

Sanding in my cellar is no longer a problem!!! I wanna know how people building boats in their apartments control dust.
Also, I found that sticking sand paper (Spray 77) on roof flashing works great. It's rigid enough but really flexes to any shape.