Drywall Sanders

SLSTech

Has anyone used the King Drywall Sander & how does it compare to the PC one?

Link for King Drywall Sander = http://www.kingdrywall.com/?gclid=CL...FQ4hnAodsWYTEw

FYI - I will not be using it for drywall. I need a sander to sand a T&G wood ceiling that was painted a few times & then had the famous popcorn texture shot on it (almost 1000 SF). The Popcorn has been scraped off, but I still have some residual mud & paint to remove. The HO wants to stain the wood after it is all cleaned up. I can either rent a PC, or for a few more bucks buy the King one. Any other idea's? (using a regular orbital sander would probably take about 40 to 50 hours - I figure with the bigger sander I could complete it in about 15 - to 20 hours)

Thanks

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WarnerConstInc.

I think you would ruin a bunch of sandpaper with the PC or other. You need something with holes in the paper and integrated dust extraction. Or soy-gel stripper.

SLSTech

Thanks for replying - unfortunatly I don't see the stripper as being a viable option.

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s. donato

why not try this one?
http://www.dustlesstechnologies.com/...php?II=9&cat=3

i don't know if it would work any better or worse then the PC or the one you posted but at least its square it may sand the corners better ;-)

i think this is an occasion where getting scaffold and laying on your back with a belt sander may be the easiest option - i am in no way saying it will be easy, but i think all the drywall sanders may not be aggressive enough to get you down to raw wood, so you can stain it. plus you have a lot of grooves to clean out to make the stain look good for the finished detail.

how long would it take to install a new T&G ceiling? ;-)

jiffy

Check ebay, I have seen some tools on there that are real inexpensive lately.

SLSTech

s. donato - I saw the one you mentioned earlier, I can't see that working
By the way it is T&G wood not Bead Board (it is like hardwood flooring - however it is on the ceiling) & no I am not strong enough to lift a floor sander up that high, & use it for more than maybe a second
I have heard people actually using the Porter Cable one on floors & wood paneling with good results - I haven't heard anything about the King one though, even for drywall work

jiffy - ebay, always an option but I generally shy away from private sales without being able to test it first

Thanks guys

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WarnerConstInc.

Sounds like a job for a Rotex and a CT dust extractor. You could have a Planex shipped in from over seas, the suction is so good on that, that it really does hold itself to the ceiling!!!!

s. donato

interesting ceiling with out any type of beads in it most of the ones i see around here all have some type of bead... part of me still says using a belt sander to do the majority of the work then using a orbital to finish it would look really nice.

don't forget to get your self some sandpaper cleaner. otherwise your going to go through alot of sandpaper - well alot more ;-)
http://www.mcfeelys.com/product/ABC-...aner-8quotlong



if your going to go the rotex way - go fein instead they make a 8"...
http://www.mcfeelys.com/product/FEIN...-Orbit-Sanders

add a festool or fein vac and you would be pretty dust free ;-)

Hammerstein

Do you use a Festool Planex? I am considering having one shipped from the UK.

WarnerConstInc.

I wish, I want one as soon as it is available. I have the PC, it does the job.

I looked into having one shipped, then I remembered that I would need to order a bunch of sand paper for it. So once I figured out it would be over 2K, I gave up.

nEighter

just throwing this out there..but would blasting it with walnut shells work on something like this? If not I never said < this

SLSTech

Forgot about this one - Warner nailed it, I used a crapload of paper, but it was completed in about a day (not down to bare wood, good enough for painting - yep HO changed their mind)

Not sure about the walnut shells, maybe one of the blasters can speak up

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