which pad to use for scuffing latex paint

[PaulW]

I have an wall painting project comming up in a week and I would like to scuff the semi gloss thats on there without loosing the tiny texture dots on the wall.
Has anyone experance with this?  I thought about the Platin 2 pads until I checked the price..ouch.
I dont know how long they would last, if I could get buy with only using 4 or 5 then it may be worth it.
How about the foam polishing pads? They have some in different grits. Any advice would be great!

I slipped down that slope again today and bought a ETS 150/3 and a ETS 125. ;D ;D the 125 came with one Platin 2 pad as well as a nice asortment of sanding dics so I will test the Platin 2 out and see how it does.

 

[brandon.nickel]

Any rotary pad sander is going to wipe out the texture.  That's what sanders do.  I think you're stuck unless you do it by hand.  I've got the soft foam interface pads and while they do allow the paper to conform to the surface better, you'll be hard pressed to move fast enough to avoid grinding down your texture. 

It's not that difficult to re-apply texture.  Maybe it'd be easier to sand it all the way down flat?

 

[PaulW]

I think you are right, after getting a good look at the walls, a good majority will have to be repaired and textured anyway.

Thanks
Paul

 

[KennyR]

There are way better ways to get tooth than sanding the painted walls.  If you are painting another semi-gloss back on then just wash the walls with a strong mix of TSP, find it at the paint store.  Another thing that will give the paint tooth is a half cup of Wil-Bond in the gallon of paint.

If you're going to be covering up the gloss with a satin or flat paint then you probably should put one coat of sealer on before you paint.  In fact a coat of sealer is the best solution regardless of what you're going to paint with.

Ken.