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Re: Tools: Smooth Minicell Seat
By:Wayne One (wwfloyd)
Date: 7/20/2011, 10:03 pm
In Response To: Tools: Smooth Minicell Seat (Damian Wentzel)

80 grit sandpaper is about the smoothest you'll get it, but, that will still leave fuzz. The fuzz will eventually wear smooth.

Actually, you may be missing having the sandpaper mounted on an appropriately rounded shape, as freehanding it won't help, much. A lot of times, I use a piece of 80 grit mounted on the curved handle part of a 3M sanding block. I also have a piece of the Dragonskin that Bill mentioned, spray-mounted on a piece of half-inch foam. I can hold that in various curved shapes, to work some pieces. Some guys mount abrasive sheets to a Pringles can, when shaping thigh braces, etc...

: Hi All,

: I'm nearing the end of my build and shaping the minicell seat. I've
: used an angle grinder to do most of the work and it leaves a
: nice smooth finish, although quite streaky. I tried sanding to
: make everything even but the seat gets a bit 'fuzzy'. How does
: everyone get that nice smooth even seat? What tools do you use?

: Thanks!
: Damian

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Tools: Smooth Minicell Seat
Damian Wentzel -- 7/20/2011, 7:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/20/2011, 9:53 pm
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Wayne One (wwfloyd) -- 7/20/2011, 10:03 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 7/31/2011, 4:51 pm
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Don Goss -- 7/20/2011, 10:05 pm
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Glen Smith -- 7/20/2011, 10:17 pm
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 7/21/2011, 3:12 am
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/21/2011, 7:39 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/21/2011, 11:57 am
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Mike Savage -- 7/21/2011, 4:16 pm
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Reg Lake -- 7/21/2011, 7:24 pm
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Jay Babina -- 7/22/2011, 8:06 am
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Will N To Go -- 7/22/2011, 9:30 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/22/2011, 12:00 pm
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Damian Wentzel -- 7/22/2011, 9:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2011, 4:09 am
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Mike Savage -- 7/23/2011, 1:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/24/2011, 12:22 am
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Mike Savage -- 7/24/2011, 6:00 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/24/2011, 2:23 pm
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Joy -- 7/23/2011, 8:57 am