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

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