[ob1jeeper]

Knocking down the orange peel should NOT involve ingesting ANY dust. Simply get youself a bucket of water, some 400 (or finer) Wet-R-Dry sandpaper, and a 6" rubber sanding block, for the initial work, and some medium or fine grain rubbing/polishing compound for the next step, and of course some good quality wax for the final finish step.

Mount the paper on the sanding block, dip it into the bucket, then sand lightly, keeping it as wet as necessary to keep the paper from fouling, using alternating direction strokes in a "reasonable size" (12-18" square) pattern.

Every so often, stop, flush the surface off with clear water, dry it, and inspect the surface, to ensure you have removed sufficient highspots. If you're in doubt, go ahead with step 2 anyway, to see what the results are...

PS: Don't be alarmed when you dry it off, as it will loose it's shiny finish from the wet-sanding step. This is just to remove the highspots that show up as orange peel. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Once you've gotten the majority of hte highspots off, break out the compound, and using an absorbent cotton rag/towel, rub the just sanded spot in circular motion, until you have polished out the microscopic hazing/sanding marks left by the wetted sandpaper.

You should soon begin to see the surface begining to get a nice sheen/shine, with no residual orange peel.

If you're not satisfied that you have removed sufficient orange peel, repeat the steps, until you are satisfied with the results.

Once you have the hang of it, you can move on to finish the entire area, then perform a final waxing of the entire surface to help seal it, and make it easier to clean. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Good Luck [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]