{"id":91,"date":"2008-05-18T17:56:56","date_gmt":"2008-05-19T00:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/sand-polymer-clay-beads-drywall-sandpaper\/91\/"},"modified":"2016-11-05T19:00:49","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T02:00:49","slug":"sand-polymer-clay-beads-drywall-sandpaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/sand-polymer-clay-beads-drywall-sandpaper\/91\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Sand Polymer Clay Beads Using Drywall Sandpaper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vid #044: Drywall sandpaper works best for aggressive bead sanding jobs:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You may not have thought to look in the drywall and painting section of your local home improvement store for polymer clay bead sanding supplies. But now you will…<\/span><\/p>\n

Drywall sandpaper has an open weave that can be used as the first stage in sanding beads that need something a little more aggressive than a 320 or 400 grit sandpaper.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes you need to remove more surface of your bead or pendant but don’t want the deep scratches that a regular coarse sandpaper would give you.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, you may need to ‘square up’ the edges of a pendant. Or you might want to smooth out the deep groove lines that often show up in between cane slices added to a bead surface. Or perhaps you made some mica shift or hidden magic beads and want to sand off the raised edges instead of slicing them off with a blade.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you use regular coarse grit sandpaper (i.e.120 grit) to remove the top layer of clay, you’ll be creating some deep scratches that you will also have to remove.<\/span><\/p>\n

With drywall sandpaper (sometimes called mesh), the weave is flat and open which allows for efficient clay removal without the deep scratches… resulting in a lot less sanding for you!<\/span><\/p>\n

After you’re finished using the drywall mesh to do the aggressive sanding, you can continue on with wet\/dry sandpaper ranging from 320 grit to 400\/600\/800\/1200. Then finish up with a final buff and sealer coat if desired.<\/span><\/p>\n

So go on, head off to the home improvement store and pick up some drywall supplies to add to your sanding kit… you’ll be glad you did!<\/span><\/p>\n

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