Learn our best practices for sanding with only sandpaper and a simple block. You don't need any fancy tools to smooth wood.

Block Sanding made easy with these tips on Auto Body Sanding Block's, Use Dura Blocks to get the job done, Check it out in the May 2008 issue of Hot Rod Magazine or at hotrod.com.

The process of block-sanding the skim coat starts with 80-grit on a long block, sanding in a cross-hatch pattern. It's important that the sanding be done evenly across the whole panel.

Sanding Blocks - Paint & Body Issue. Brandan Gillogly Writer Jul 01, 2007. See All 2 Photos. See All 2 Photos. 1. When a normal sanding block just can't conform to detailed body lines and tight ...

Wrap a piece of the softened 1,000-grit sandpaper around a thin, rubber sanding block if you're going to be working broad, flat surfaces. Otherwise, you can just fold the sandpaper in thirds.

The Rubber 3M Sanding Block. Using a rubber sanding block is a fast way to do a small sanding job. For example, if you just need to smooth a single piece of wood such as one drawer front, a rubber ...

Sanding blocks are fantastic labor-savers, but if you're sanding ornate carvings, the sandpaper typically has to mold to your fingertips. Taking the idea ...