Alderson Sander for weatherboard stripping - Where can I hire in Melbourne

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  subywagon on 25/03/2016 - 21:30

  How bad are your weather boards? I normally sand using a belt sander on the areas that really need it. If the paint isn't flaking or lifting you can paint over it. Feather out the edges for smooth transition.

  Even sanding weather boards right back to bare wood won't guarantee a bubble free finish, as water, oils and chemicals etc from the old paint seeps deep into the timber, and then when the sun shines it evaporates and produces the bubbles.

  In saying all this though, that Alderson sander looks pretty awesome!

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  javajo on 25/03/2016 - 22:54

  The boards are pretty bad. There is till paint covering them. the main issue is that 50% of the wall has cracking to various degrees, no bubbles evident. I suspect I will need to go back to bare in many places. I only came across the Alderson today and it just looks like fun where sanding/scraping still sound like hard work :(

  I have a 1/3 sheet sander but I'm planning on heading to bunnos tomorrow to pick up a random orbital to save me some time. I'm not sure if I should go as low as 40 grit and a quick(and light) once over before going to 80 and then 120. I want to get the job finished before the weather turns but I'm also a bit anal retentive about doing the job right!!

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  altomic on 26/03/2016 - 02:34

  I used a 180mm disc sander when I prepping my house to be painted a few years ago.

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  mskeggs on 29/03/2016 - 08:28

  I need to do some weatherboards too. Would you be open to selling it on to me when you are done? Might make it an economical approach. I'm near Sydney, but it looks courier-able.

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  lunasol on 27/04/2019 - 10:26

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  Hi everyone,

  We spent $2200 (plus extra discs that don't last long) on this Alderson wet sanding Machine with also high hopes it would do a great job because the videos made it look like a breeze. As gcole experienced we also had issues that were the same and with some added extras. We highly recommend you DO NOT USE THIS MACHINE. We are in the process of writing to them for a refund and they are denying all the feedback we have given them so far. If there is a professional painter out there that has used it and is happy, or not with it we would love to hear from you please.

  *Overall a frustrating product, difficult to use, cheaply made whipper snipper at a high price.

  Arrived with a cheap plastic piece on the sander head already broken
  The back pack design very uncomfortable and cheaply made with almost no padding on straps.
  The whole pack rolls to the front when trying to do lower boards because no belt to secure it.
  Fogging glasses due to the water
  Sanding lower boards is very difficult because of the long inflexible pole.
  Forget getting on scaffolding, very dangerous
  The discs don't last more than about 6 painted boards, approx 20 lineal metres and cost $50each
  Messy as hell with sanded paint debris sticking to the boards, needed water pressure hose to clean it off and
  everywhere else. They included a drop sheet that did little, or nothing to catch the mess
  When pulling the start cord the sanding disc was already turning which made it dangerous and difficult to start. It
  would also stall if we were trying to start it if the dics hit the ground because it was turning while on idle mode.