I try to clean as much as I can especially if I'm selling the project. It's true about using up the sanding bristles pretty quick & they being expensive. However after all this time I recall reading on here a way to make them last a little longer. If you happen to have a dremmel tool that you can regulate the speed, slow down the rpm on it when cleaning an area. The only thing that crank's me up about that is that I wish I would have kown that sooner cause it works for me! LOL I also use sanding sealer before carving AND after a carve. That makes it easier to clean & sand. Sometimes if I'm really trying to clean as much as possible, I will use sanding sealer after I use bristles & sander, let it dry and clean one more time. It all depends on how good you want your end result to look. It can be time consuming & we can never really charge for all the labor we put in it so it's really up to you. Always keep in mind that the end result will determine customer satisfaction & word of mouth on the type of work you do. There are different ways to lessen clean up on projects..... type of board used, carving bit setting, detail of the project, overall setup of the project in Designer (feathering, draft, depth, etc). Experience is the best teacher, but just as important I believe is this forum. Learning curve can be shortened by reading & asking on this forum. Hope this info helped you. Also don't get discouraged when you don't get a quick reply on here.... it'll come. Patience grasshopper... LOL
JerryB:.
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