[Rich]

I wasn't aware that guys we're still pole sanding so much! Have any of you guys switched over to orbitals hooked up to a shop vac? or even those machines the drywall pro's use?

I switched as soon as I watched a pro drywall company using orbitals. The finished result was so much better than the pole! And easier on all parts of the body. And virtually dustless.

Just thought I'd share. I don't pick up a pole sander now and never have to vacuum after I sand or plastic off the whole area. Seems like a win-win to me. If you guys haven't tried it yet...I highly recommend it.

 

[plainpainter]

I still pole sand, I don't think I want to hold an orbital sander and sanding a whole wall down.

 

[vermontpainter]

Rich

At the end of last year, we got the Pivit 360 hook and loop rig and realized for the first time what a joy pole sanding really should be. We fight over that thing. I will be adding the Wooster super duper duster soon to complement that program.

We very occasionally orbital sand walls and the result is either too smooth or it can get scratchy if you try to avoid over-smoothing. I like the primer to have a little "tooth" left if you know what I mean.

 

[bikerboy]

The 360 is the bomb! My employees laughed when I showed up with one after a pro-show. Now they both have thier own.

 

[Rich]

Yeah...I hear about the small amount of "tooth" left. I guess I've always hated pole sanding and the (lack of) good results that I've seen it produce, that I was willing to switch it up and honestly it's an amazing difference.

yes, it seems a bit crazy I suppose, but the results speak for themselves

and the best thing of all, no dust which saves time, hassle, complaints, and the list goes on and on....

 

[EricTheHandyman]

I don't do complete houses, mostly small remodels, patching, and skim coating. I've got a hand sander that hooks up to my shop vac. It does a great job, but gets a little heavy when holding it above my head.

 

[vermontpainter]

I don't do complete houses, mostly small remodels, patching, and skim coating. I've got a hand sander that hooks up to my shop vac. It does a great job, but gets a little heavy when holding it above my head.

We ran into that on our crew because everyone is pretty short. I'm talking like the oompa loompas up to willy wonkas chocolate factory. So we got taller ladders and our incidents of neck and shoulder pains went down significantly in 2007.

 

[Paul_R]

I use a hand sander hooked up to a shop vacuum. In the vacuum is a fine particle bag that collects the dust. There is virtually no dust, but working above your head is a little tiring, as it is all hand labor.

Happy Painting, Paul.

 

[Rich]

I hear you guys about the over the head stuff...maybe a combination of both could work well. Pole on ceiling, orbital or similar on walls? I work out a lot, so it may not phase me as much, but I still get tired in a big room.

...and I guess it's different if you have 2 or 3 guys sanding at once to lessen the burden (which was the scenario when I first saw those drywallers using them).

Scott, do we need to talk about child labor???
hehe j/k...midgets are much different than kids, especially when holding brushes!

 

[timhag]

We did some pole sanding yesterday. Guess it depend on the circumstance. If sanding dry wall, we will use a hand sander connected to a 5 with water, then from the 5 to a shop vac. When doing repaints with will use a pole sander.

 

[Workaholic]

I still pole sand, been meaning to try the 360 just, have not made the commitment yet.

 

[sheezahpaintah]

I pole sand & dust off with a Swiffer.
<perk> Pivit 360 hook and loop rig where might I find information on this, it sounds interesting. ( I googled it and came up with fishing gear ?!? )

 

[KCT]

Pole sanding makes me gnash my teeth. For repairs I'm all over the DeWalt orbital + Rigid shopvac combo. That $34 replacement hose fits the Dewalt sander outlet perfectly if you remove the dust bag. I don't know about extensive ceiling work, that's hard no matter what.

 

[frankcanpaint]

sanding

The 360 rocks, no more chatter with old style pole sanders flipping over when your sanding in overdrive. I follow up only in both upper and lower corners with a handsander. Hope they next design a screen for the 360.
frank

 

[MAK-Deco]

Hope they next design a screen for the 360.
frank

I agree!

 

[NEPS.US]

my weapon of choice ......

 

[vermontpainter]

We have 4 of these now, I think. Very popular item. In conjunction of course with the Wooster Duster.

 

[Jeff.Chicago]

I pole sand all the time in between coats, and I also have the 360 which is 1000x better than a regular square sander. My motto is that I have always used it that you can never sand your walls enough! Sanded walls = flawless paint jobs!

 

[3awesomeinches]

Those 360s don't look like they handle corners or edges very well...

 

[candlerpainter]

I use the 360 and can pole sand a 12x12 room with 9 ft. ceilings in 10 minutes. Smooth and no dust, ready to paint. great sander , btw i have done this for years with a regular pole sander and the 360 is 4 times faster imo