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Tip: How to clean sandpaper.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #212 Oct 1980 (v.30#8) pg. 124

Tip: Use paint remover to clean clogged and glazed sanding disks when sanding a painted surface.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #290 Jul-Aug 1988 (v.38#6) pg. 96

Tip on using an inexpensive gum eraser to clean sandpaper.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #360 Jul-Aug 1995 (v.45#7) pg. 18

Tip: Use lacquer thinner to clean varnish out of coarse sanding belts.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #54 Jun-Jul 1989 pg. 26

Tip: Use old rubber-soled (crepe rubber) shoes to clean sanding belts.
FINE WOODWORKING #27 Mar-Apr 1981 pg. 26

Tip: Use pumice-stone powder to keep sandpaper from gumming up.
FINE WOODWORKING #46 May-Jun 1984 pg. 14

Tip on cleaning clogged resin-bonded, cloth-backed sandpaper.
FINE WOODWORKING #68 Jan-Feb 1988 pg. 18

Tip: Use pieces of old tires to clean sanding discs and belts.
FINE WOODWORKING #69 Mar-Apr 1988 pg. 10

Tip on cleaning sandpaper with a file card or wire brush.
FINE WOODWORKING #75 Mar-Apr 1989 pg. 14

Tip on rejuvenating sanding film, wet/dry sandpaper, and metal files using acetone.
FINESCALE MODELER Mar 1994 (v.12#3) pg. 113

Tip: Remove caked-on varnish from sanding belts by freezing the belt first.
HOMEOWNER Jul-Aug 1987 (v.12#6) pg. 32

Tip: How to clean caked-on varnish off of sanding belts by freezing them first.
HOMEOWNERS HOW TO Jan-Feb 1981 (v.6#1) pg. 120

Tip: Attach a clothes brush to the underside of a stationary disc sander table to brush sawdust off the sandpaper.
NATIONAL CARVERS REVIEW Feb 1978 (v.9#1) pg. 4

Tip: Clean sanding belts with lacquer thinner.
NATIONAL CARVERS REVIEW Fall 1978 (v.9#3) pg. 32

Tip: Use an old, hard, crepe-soled shoe heel to remove resin and sawdust buildup from a sanding belt.
WOOD MAGAZINE #1 Sep-Oct 1984 (v.1#1) pg. 29

Tip: Use acrylic plastic to clean sanding belts.
WOODSMITH #61 Feb 1989 pg. 3

Tip: Use gum rubber soles from old shoes to clean up sanding belts.
WOODWORK #4 Winter 1989 pg. 24

Tip on cleaning drum and belt sander belts.
WOODWORKER Apr 1988 (v.92#4) pg. 324

Tip: Restore sanding belts by soaking in cold water and liquid soap.
WOODWORKER Jan 1989 (v.93#1) pg. 37

Tip: Glue a too-short piece of sanding belt cleaner to a new stick using plastic laminate contact cement.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Jul-Aug 1987 (v.11#4) pg. 53

Tip: Use all of your abrasive belt cleaner by gluing the short pieces to a stick.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Jul-Aug 1988 (v.12#4) pg. 54

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