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Switched from hand sanding to a DA sander and my elbows finally stopped screaming
Used to sand entire quarter panels by hand for 8 hours straight. Last Tuesday I grabbed a cheap DA sander from Harbor Freight and finished the same job in under 2 hours. Has anyone else had that moment where you realize you've been making things way harder for yourself?
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rubysingh1mo agoMost Upvoted
Seriously man, buying that DA sander probably saved your joints from permanent damage. Hand sanding a whole quarter panel is brutal, I did it once on an old Civic and my wrist clicked for a week. The cheap Harbor Freight ones actually work fine for bodywork, you don't need a fancy $500 tool for this stuff. Ngl, the worst part is realizing how much wasted time and pain you put yourself through before. Glad your elbows are finally getting a break.
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jennifer_jenkins1mo ago
Honestly, clicking for a whole week sounds more like you overdid it than a sign that hand sanding is gonna wreck you permanently. Tbh, a lot of this "save your joints" stuff feels like a way to justify buying a tool you wanted anyway.
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