"Kate" wrote in
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A clean, new scotch brite pad works beautifully for "scuffing"

Kate
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and doesn't leave steel fibers to screw up your finish like steel wool
does.

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Jim Yanik
jyanik
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kua.net


"Abe" wrote in message
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On 22 Jun 2007 21:42:28 GMT, Jim Yanik wrote:

dpb wrote in :

al wrote:
Instructions that came with a primed steel door say to scuff sand
before painting. What's the best material to use for that? I'll
just be doing it by hand, no electric sander. Thanks...

That's it -- just a light sanding to "scuff up" the surface slightly
to provide a good surface for bonding...80 to 100 grit good choice.

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I'd use 240 grit,80-100 will leave visible scratches,may even take off
the primer.
Correct.