Best Tool for Sanding Walls

Whatever you use, you will have to be careful because the filling and the plaster will have different densities and rubbing across will take more off the softer and less off the harder, leaving an unflat surface.


Mr. HandyAndy - Really

 

if i'm understanding the question right, then it sounds like you had the finish that i've got... i used a 1/4 sheet sander with a coarse sand paper to take the high points off, then changed to a fine sandpaper to get a very neat finish... it wasn't perfect by any means.. but it got there.

one other option to consider... could you not reskim it? it sounds like that will be the best finish you'll get.

 

I have just spent weeks sanding the walls on my stairs and landing and all I used was a B&D mouse (really should have just hung lining paper but we live and learn eh?). It was far more effective than I imagined. However if there are large areas that need to be smoothed off I would probably go for a 1/2 sheet sander but then if you need to get into the corners the mouse is very handy.

One thing to be careful of is the general state of the plaster, if it is very loose and there are lots of cracks expect a sander to make this worse as it gets vibrated to death. If it is all fairly sound though you should be OK.

Mackie............the choice is yours.

 

Half-sheet sander/vibrator ?

Better off clipping the paper on and pushing the machine by hand(or use a similar sized hand sander).


Mr. HandyAndy - Really

 

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a block of wood and some 80 grade will be enough to sand fresh plaster.

 

Product Code: 33586

Try using the above - pole sander

Work through some grades of paper and get a good rhythm going and you can cover a large area in a descent time
You can sand tops of walls without using steps so again saves time

 

I bought an orbital sander 380 Watts, Energy make only to find that a warning in the box not to use on plaster! Makes sence as the dust will be drawn into any motor with a cooling fan opening and likely go hard with any moister in the air once it cools, so don't waste your money.

 

Hi, I use this sander 29729 prior to any wallpapering, with great results. My 2 daughters also borrow it when doing similar jobs. I've purchased sanding paper on the roll in 3 different grades, and cut to size.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-erb404sdr-compact-sheet-palm-sander-230-240v/29792

 

Would think it's a completed task by now as the post is 4 year old!