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Here's How To Make Your Sandpaper Last 10 Times Longer.

Here s How To Make Your Sandpaper Last 10 Times Longer.

Are you used to working with wood? And do you like beautiful finishes?

Then you know the worry of sandpaper that doesn't last long!

It wears and breaks very quickly...

Luckily, there's a simple trick to toughen up sandpaper.

The trick is to stick tape on the back sandpaper. Watch:

Here s How To Make Your Sandpaper Last 10 Times Longer.

How to

1. Flip the sandpaper.

2. Glue strips of masking tape to the back of the sandpaper.

Result

There you go, your sandpaper is much stronger and will last 10 times longer :-)

It is now much easier to sand a rounded surface like a chair for example.

If you don't have sandpaper, we recommend this one. And for the adhesive tape, this one which is very resistant.

Bonus tip

To easily sand the legs of a wooden chair, tape the back of the sandpaper.

Then, with a cutter, cut strips of sandpaper the width you want.

Use one of the strips of sandpaper to sand the legs of the chair, like here:

Here s How To Make Your Sandpaper Last 10 Times Longer.