Best sander for the job

[Sdwoodwork]

Good day all, new member here, just wondering what everyones experience with sanders is for removing loose and chipped paint on wood german siding. I have the festool 125 sander and was thinking of paring it with my ct 48 and a soft profile pad. I was thinking of getting the 3 inch sander as well and using a soft pad. So i guess my question is do you think its worth it to get the 3 inch to more easily work with the contor of the siding. Any advice would be apprecuated.

 

[jeffinsgf]

The RO-90 would handle that job well with the addition of the thick foam pad. The RO-90 is my "go-to" detail sander. Between the triangle pad, the thick foam pad and the gear-drive mode when you need a little more oomph, it handles all my tight areas.

 

[Sdwoodwork]

Thanks that was what i was thinking the ro 90 would be the tickt for handeling the curved feature of the siding. Guess ill have to bite the bullet and give it a shot in the spring.the extra soft pad with light pressure will hopefully achieve the desired result

 

[Cheese]

I'm curious what the "contour of wood German siding" is. Do you have a photo? I'm only familiar with flat siding.

And  [welcome] to the FOG... [smile]

 

[Peter Kelly]

German profile siding is also known as Novelty or Dutch Lap.

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I've stripped an entire house exterior with exactly this type of siding and wouldn't recommend trying to sand the paint off. It'll take forever, generates a metric ton of dust and will cost you far more in abrasives than you'd expect. The best method I've found is to use a heat gun or an infrared system like a Speed Heaterhttps://eco-strip.com/product/speedheater-standard-1100-kit

Sand the stripped bare wood down just prior to painting.

 

[rvieceli]

Around here, old timers (like me) would call that "drop siding pattern 105"  [big grin]

Ron

 

[Vondawg]

Peter Kelly is so right…most people find this out the hard way

 

[Cheese]

German profile siding is also known as Novelty or Dutch Lap.

Thanks for that...now I remember a friend of mine having that on their house.

 

[Sdwoodwork]

Thanks for all the advice, guys, i was only planning on using the sanders for a bit of prep, mostly the bad areas a lot of the paint is in good shape actually. I will defiantly look into the heat gun method. I replaced the entire front of the house with boral Dutch lap last year, it seems to be holding paint very well. The house is right on the water on the Chesapeake bay ,so it take quite the beating as far as weather goes.