Hot take: I switched from hand filing to a 3M Trizact system for final sanding and it cut my time in half.

For years I used traditional sandpaper blocks on every panel, but after a job on a full Corvette repaint last fall, I tried the Trizact discs on a DA. The finish was just as good, and I saved about 4 hours on the whole car. Anyone else make a big switch in their prep work recently?

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the_alice2mo agoMost Upvoted

Did my buddy try that and love it too?

craig.viola2mo ago

Haha, "love it" is a strong way to put it! My buddy tried it and his review was basically "it's fine, I guess." He said the texture was weird, like eating sweet sand. Honestly, my own attempt was a total kitchen fail too. I think I burned it and then undercooked it at the same time, which is a special skill. Some of us are just not meant for that recipe.

the_alex2mo ago

Sweet sand" is a perfect way to describe my last attempt too. How do you even burn and undercook something at the same time?

danielr9915d ago

Is it even possible to nail texture with that recipe? I've had that happen with cookies before where the edges are like charcoal but the middle is practically raw dough, it's the worst. @the_alex you gotta share your method for achieving that combo, because somehow mine comes out either fully burnt or fully raw, never both at once like a true master. Honestly, maybe the sweet sand texture is just what happens when you try to rush things, like I always do when I'm hungry and impatient.