: Hey Bill, you're scaring the children!
: This kinda talk used to scare me off going higher than about 150...
: I'd get burned out, skip grits, and get a B in shop class.

: Sanding does take time, but it takes the most time with the rough
: grits.
: As one moves up through the finer and finer grits, it goes more
: quickly and hand sanding stops being an issue. Above 220 on a
: kayak I doubt any machine would be faster than just folding up
: the sandpaper and going to work. Steel wool is wow, lookee that!

: The real problem and time waster is skipping grits or moving
: through them too quickly. Scratches never go away if we jump
: from 80 grit to 180... I've got several samples that proves
: this.

: 50-150 is like paddling, 180 -400 is like a just-in-case skimming
: brace, 600-800 petting a dog, 1000 and up is like ah...licking
: an ice cream cone.

To get the surface perfect still takes alot of work. Still it's easier than a perfect varnish surface, which too can be color sanded, even though there's no color :)

To get it pretty good is easier, perfect takes time.

Bill H.