Micromark cushioned sanding tool

[BDSchindler]

I was on Micromark's site and came across this little gem,  It's a cushioned sanding pad with peel and stick surface for sanding disks,  It comes in 1" and 2" radius and you can get either 120 grit or 220 grit sanding disks.

This is just like the cushioned pad I use on my orbital buffer for my car with the same peel and stick backing.  So I wondered if I made a 1" buffing pad cut from a 6" one, would it work in my variable speed dremel?

So I bought it, took a used pad and measured and cut a buffing pad specifically for the dremel...

then mounted and shaped it

I got out and old Franklin Mint police trailer because it had a smooth top.  Removed the dust and put a piece of tape down the center and grabbed my bottle of Mcguiar's #7 wax, I put a small dab on the left side of the trailer, set the dremel to 7,000 rpm so I didn't burn the paint.  A little hand buffing after a couple of minutes of machine buffing and you can see the difference...

Next up, Orange enamel over plastic and repeat the process (there was some orange peel and minor scratches on this hood)...

so I'm very pleased with this...helps to remove orange peel and minor scratches.  Best part is that you can change the shape of the pad to get into tight spots.

Works great!

[Deuces ll]

Cool!.... ??

[seanyb505]

Holy mackerel what a great idea.

[1930fordpickup]

interesting. I wonder how it works with sand paper on it, or is this a buffing tool?