sawdust and sticky things. NOT a match made in heaven, and yet-

[mopinko]

the folks that make detail sanders don't seem to have anything else to go on. trying to get these papers to stick is a nightmare. obviously the key would be to clean the pad with something, but so far my attempts to do so have been mixed. tack cloth- no, mineral spirits (which happened to be handy)- the first time, yes, after that, no. next up, some alcohol. also thinking that a short time application of duck tape might pull the dust off and leave a little sticky behind.

so, anyone have any tried and try tricks, or even crazy ideas that just might work?

[Paper Roses]

1. My husband used to use double stick tape on his palm sander.

The triangles of paper never stuck to the sander pad. One day he decided that this was a waste of time and put the tape on the sandpaper and on the sander pad. Worked like a charm. Never again had trouble.

Double stick tape saves a lot of headaches on other sticky chores too.

[mopinko]

2. this had crossed my mind.

i will give it a try. i am sure i have some around here somewhere. now, where.........