A copy of the painting hangs over my desk.   It is THE FLOOR-SCRAPERS by
Gustave Caillebotte, 1875.  In a shadowy corner to the right is a bottle and
glass.  Not solvent, I bet.

-----Original Message-----
From: Trelstad, Derek <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
<[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, February 28, 2000 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: Sanding virus.


>Sanding, schmanding. If the area really is that small, use a scraper. One
of
>them there French Impressionist types painted up a wonderful picture of men
>scraping floors. Refer to MET for copy of picture -- which is better than
>any instructions anyone on BP will author. Scraping will have same effect
as
>sanding, create less dust, and bring scraper closer to COD -- or something
>(like the floor, at least).
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Met History [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 10:42 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Sanding virus.
>
>
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
><< WARNING: Wet sanding will increase humidity in the space & will possibly
> result in getting books & papers wet. My suggestion is don't sand, just
>coat
> the floor & walk on it. Turkish carpets make good covers for bare spots
and
> you can layer them. >>
>
>OK, I give up, here's what I'm going to do:
>    wet only the areas surrouding the patches to be sanded
>    get a big 3 mil tarp, lay it over the problem areas
>    put a power sander (with vac bag) under middle of tarp, weighted at
>edges
>    sand floor, hope tarp and wetted perimeter traps dust
>    remove tarp, remove dust, lay poly
>    report back to BP, accept praise or damnation
>
>Sign me,  Ashes To Ashes