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I dropped $150 on a fancy orbital sander for a table refinish and it left these awful swirl marks everywhere.
I mean, I followed the instructions, used the right grits, and kept it moving, but now my oak tabletop looks like a bad car paint job, so does anyone know how to actually fix this without starting over?
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carr.xena6mo ago
My buddy had that exact problem with his deck. He ended up hand-sanding the whole thing with the grain using a sanding block, which took forever but finally got rid of the swirls. He said the orbital just dug in too much on the softer parts of the wood.
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faithn515mo ago
Ugh, hand sanding sounds like actual torture. A good orbital with the right grit paper shouldn't dig in like that. Your buddy probably just went too fast or used a worn out pad.
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wrenk916mo ago
My first orbital sander did the same thing on a pine dresser. I switched to a random orbital model and the swirls stopped completely. The tool really does make all the difference.
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