Method of preparing a sanding block to repair a damaged surface profile
OwnerAndrei Tchernovinventor
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Abstract
A method of preparing a sanding block to repair a damaged surface profile. A first step involves finding an undamaged surface profile that matches the damaged surface profile. A second step involves providing a moulding block having a body with a flat surface surrounded by an upstanding flexible peripheral seal to form an enclosure. A third step involves filling the enclosure of the moulding block with hot melt adhesive and, with the hot melt adhesive still mouldable, pressing the moulding block against the undamaged surface profile until the hot melt adhesive solidifies to form a negative image of the undamaged surface profile. A fourth step involves removing the negative image formed of solidified hot melt adhesive from the undamaged surface profile for use as a sanding block.
Claims21
A method of preparing a sanding block to repair a damaged surface profile, comprising the steps of:
- finding an undamaged surface profile that matches the damaged surface profile;
- providing a moulding block having a body with a flat surface surrounded by an upstanding flexible peripheral seal to form an enclosure;
- filling the enclosure of the moulding block with a mouldable chemical composition, heating the moulding block until the mouldable chemical composition is in mouldable form, and pressing the moulding block against the undamaged surface profile until the mouldable chemical composition solidifies to form a negative image of the undamaged surface profile;
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- removing the negative image formed of solidified mouldable chemical compostion from the undamaged surface profile for use as a sanding block.
A method of preparing a sanding block to repair a damaged surface profile, comprising the steps of:
- finding an undamaged surface profile that matches the damaged surface profile;
- providing a polymer foam moulding block having a body with a flat surface surrounded by an upstanding flexible peripheral seal to form an enclosure;
- covering the undamaged surface profile with a thin protective layer;
- filling the enclosure of the moulding block with hot melt adhesive and, with the hot melt adhesive still mouldable, pressing the moulding block against the undamaged surface profile until the hot melt adhesive solidifies to form a negative image of the undamaged surface profile;
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- removing the negative image formed of solidified hot melt adhesive from the undamaged surface profile for use as a sanding block;
- mounting the negative image of solidified hot nelt adhesive to a support handle
- placing filler material on the damaged surface ridge;
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- grasping the support handle and sanding excess filler material from the damaged surface profile with one of sand paper supported by the negative image of solidified hot melt adhesive or grit glued to said negative image.
A method of preparing a sanding block to repair a damaged surface profile, comprising the steps of:
- finding an undamaged surface profile that matches the damaged surface profile;
- providing a moulding block having a body with a flat surface surrounded by an upstanding flexible peripheral seal which forms an enclosure filled with a mouldable chemical compostion in solidified form;
- heating the moulding block until the mouldable chemical composition is in mouldable form;
- pressing the moulding block against the undamaged surface profile until the mouldable chemical composition solidifies to form a negative image of the undamaged surface profile;
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- removing the negative image formed of solidified mouldable chemical composition from the undamaged surface profile for use as a sanding block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.