Polishing tight corners. New guy.

[mpierich]

Originally Posted by pickleboy

if you cant find adhesive backed paper for your sander then i suggest (its what i use) is a can of spray glue from the craft store. it will stick the paper to the sander pad and if you only spray it on the paper lightly it is easy to peel off when worn out and is waterproof. best of luck.

I been using rubber cement for that for years, pickle. I make up a bunch of precut pieces and coat them with cement and let 'em dry (don't let the treated backs touch each other), then I put cement on the sander pad and the paper is already ready to go. I use that for small 2"-3" sanding drums too so no need to buy the made sleeves (just gotta overlap the edge a little so it doesn't catch).

[psmcintosh]

Originally Posted by sswee

There are dremel bits called cratex that work very well. They are rubberized with grit in them. I don't know if HD carries them, I usually get them from machine shop suppliers.
SS

I love cratex wheels, even though they're pricey. I bought a kit containing several shapes in 4 grits each on eBay as a starter, and I now buy individual wheels from b2bprofessionaltools.com to replenish the ones I use. Since I work on soft metals like aluminum and brass and usually don't need to polish out deep scratches, I use mostly the "extra fine" ones.