Here's a shiny new test board with 5 different coatings, ready for the 12-sandpaper test.

John Dillinger, the Depression era’s Public Enemy #1, destroyed his fingers with acid—but was lead to slaughter in a Chicago alley in 1934 by “The Lady in Red.”

Boat owners can wear away their fingerprints by hand sanding.

Some hand sanding—cracks, crooks, crevices, corners and curved surfaces—may be unavoidable. The liability: Finger pressure, even when used with sheet paper folded in quarters, usually results in uneven sanding, especially on edges.

Most hand sanding is better done with a fairing board, a rubber block, various foam pads, sticks, tape and pads—all intended to make sanding less onerous ... and onerous it will certainly be anyway. …