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Rob Z
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FYI for anyone wanting to buy a sander that will work with the dust extractor, and to be able to sand plaster and drywall inside the customer's house with VIRTUALLY NO DUST escaping ......
The RTS 400 EQ is fantastic. I talked to Tom B. at tool-home.com and asked for a recommendation for a sander that would be light enough to use overhead and smooth enough to get drywall and plaster sanded to a point where it is ready for primer and only needing maybe a quick touch with a sanding sponge in a few spots. We used 220 Brilliant paper and turned the airflow down on the vac as per Tom's suggestion. This enables the sander to float more easily across the surface. I'll let Tom stop in and explain the ins and outs of this technique.
Our job we just finished involved repairing the huge hole in the ceiling (approx 4' X 5') below the leaking shower that we rebuilt upstairs. We floated in plaster to finish off the hole, and then skim coated the cement board in the bathroom upstairs (the owner wanted cement board outside of the shower, with plaster skimmed and painted).
My employee sanded all the plaster in both areas ( a total of about 40 sq ft) without a dust mask on and zero dust on his clothes or skin. One sheet of paper was good for the entire sanding job.
Tomorrow, he goes to another job to sand and prep the walls in the kitchen for a backsplash tile job that we will start next week. The previous contractor really botched up the walls doing the kitchen remodel, so we need to do a lot of prep on the drywall without making a mess in a functioning kitchen which is right next to the living room. The alternative would be to tarp everything off with plastic and run our negative air machines, which would involve a lot of set up and tear down labor.
Conclusion: a big thumbs up for the RTS 400 sander.
The RTS 400 EQ is fantastic. I talked to Tom B. at tool-home.com and asked for a recommendation for a sander that would be light enough to use overhead and smooth enough to get drywall and plaster sanded to a point where it is ready for primer and only needing maybe a quick touch with a sanding sponge in a few spots. We used 220 Brilliant paper and turned the airflow down on the vac as per Tom's suggestion. This enables the sander to float more easily across the surface. I'll let Tom stop in and explain the ins and outs of this technique.
Our job we just finished involved repairing the huge hole in the ceiling (approx 4' X 5') below the leaking shower that we rebuilt upstairs. We floated in plaster to finish off the hole, and then skim coated the cement board in the bathroom upstairs (the owner wanted cement board outside of the shower, with plaster skimmed and painted).
My employee sanded all the plaster in both areas ( a total of about 40 sq ft) without a dust mask on and zero dust on his clothes or skin. One sheet of paper was good for the entire sanding job.
Tomorrow, he goes to another job to sand and prep the walls in the kitchen for a backsplash tile job that we will start next week. The previous contractor really botched up the walls doing the kitchen remodel, so we need to do a lot of prep on the drywall without making a mess in a functioning kitchen which is right next to the living room. The alternative would be to tarp everything off with plastic and run our negative air machines, which would involve a lot of set up and tear down labor.
Conclusion: a big thumbs up for the RTS 400 sander.
