Which Abrasives should be used for drywall sanding?

[croessler]

I plan on using my RO-150 to sand the drywall I'm putting up this weekend and was wondering which of the abrasive types to use for this purpose. Anyone have an idea?

 

[tbellemare]

It sounds like bare drywall and float?

If so, Br2 P 120 - P 220, depending on how smooth you want it, should work well.

If it were painted, I'd suggest Granat. I just used Granat to take a bunch of latex paint & glue off the drywall of a backsplash and it worked great.

Tom

 

[croessler]

Tom,

I will be tearing out old 70's paneling and putting up dry wall. This would be for the coats of drywall compound so I can then paint it. So, I can probably go with your first suggestion.

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Like Tom suggested, I would go with Brilliant2. That's what I use and it works just dandy.  [smile]

 

[Sparktrician]

I'll agree with Tom and Shane.  I used Brilliant2 P150 and P180 with great success.  I also used a Dust Deputy between the RO125 and the CT22, and found that the bag lasted a whole bunch of longer. 

[smile]

 

[AlexThePalex]

Yup, Brilliant 2 or Granat 120-180.