Customer put a very hot pan in their new sink (they were warned)…anyway, I worked on a repair this morning, but the dern directions said to wait 24-48 hours to sand the patch.
This means I am going back tomorrow…is that really required? You don’t wait 24 hrs. to sand solid surface seams and I thought this was the same stuff.
Just wonder what others do in these cases.
Thanks,
BW
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Solid surface methylmethacrylate two-part adhesives set up in about twenty minutes or so and faster in warmer weather.
There is some hooey published by desk-jocky's in the solid surface world and you've just found some. If you can't make a dent in the adhesive with your thumbnail, it's ready to sand, five minutes or five years.
Take care when sanding that you don't overheat your material. If you wet sand,overheating is nearly impossible. A high-quality vaccum will suck heat off somewhat too if you're sanding dry.
Hope this helps,
Kowboy
Thanks. You have confirmed my suspicions. This repair will now take two trips...but not next time. I hate wasted trips.Nice tips on the overheating. I have a PC ROS hooked up to a Fein Vac.
read the fine (fien) print you should be using a Festool sander and vac..:).
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Fixing a hole in the ocean
Trying to make a dove-tail joint-yeah
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Should work fine, but I'd prefer a pneumatic sander. Any photos of the damage before the repair?
I've used the PC to sand SS seams before and it worked OK, this patch is in a melt mark that was 1/2" wide by 3" long by 1/8" deep. No pics...I need to start getting shots of stuff like that.
Agreed, if you are using the seaming adhesive for the repair, then there is no need to wait that long.