Due to heavily influential environmental impacts and the variety of materials and coating materials, optimum subsurface preparation is becoming increasingly important for painters. In this case, a sanding system makes work more effective, leads to the desired results more quickly, and is better for the environment. Furthermore, a clean and healthy working environment conveys a professional image to the customer. Festool offers a variety of sanders, mobile dust extractors, abrasives and accessories here for effective and healthy workplace design.

"To prevent hidden defects and the coating defects that result from these, it is advisable, in the long-term, to rely on a harmonised sanding system," says Dino Frey (painter and senior expert at Festool).

Faster, safer and better work
Some painters still sand by hand. Manual abrasives can actually be advantageous, for example, for rounded, hard-to-access spots. In contrast, when sanding larger surfaces, it has proved successful to use a sander with the suitable sanding pad and abrasive. This creates high-quality, unblemished surfaces in an instant. More and more painters these days are faced with these requirements:

• Sanding off old paintwork that is incompatible or has poor adhesion qualities
• Increasing the adhesion capacity of subsurfaces
• Levelling surfaces (adapting, smoothing)
• Intermediate sanding of repair compounds, fillers and undercoats to achieve the required surface quality
• Eliminating defects, such as grooves and scratches

Due to the higher demands that customers place with regard to the quality and adhesion of the surface, the requirements for painting businesses are also increasing. "A surface is only ever as good as the preparation of the subsurface. To meet these demands, the ideal subsurface preparation and professional sanding are gaining increasing importance. With all sanding work, a harmonised sanding system is key to efficiency and working progress," explains Dino Frey

Systems get it done – perfect in every way
Of course, choosing the ideal sander also plays an important role for painters. Whether a high material removal capacity, a particularly fine sanding finish or sanding on large surfaces on walls and ceilings or in the smallest corners, Festool offers the ideal solution for every painting application. The premium supplier holds a large selection of sanders in store: The Planex and Planex easy long-reach sanders, along with numerous random orbit sanders with various sanding strokes, rotary sanders with eccentric motion – both in versions with a 150 or 125 millimetre diameter sanding pad. In addition, there are orbital sanders with various sanding pads. Each with the right sanding pad, abrasive and mobile dust extractor: From the smallest model (CTL SYS), which is suitable for all small installation situations. Through to large mobile dust extractors with a container capacity of 48 litres, with or without a cleaning system, or the specialist for the toughest demands – Cleantec CTH 48, specially designed for asbestos, mould, mineral fibre dust and lead. At Festool, all of the components are harmonised with each other: The better they are harmonised with each other, the better the sanding results. And, on top of everything, your work will be more efficient and quicker.

Dust-free work
Frequently, when it comes to health protection at the workplace in painting businesses, the aspect of keeping the air clean is often neglected – at the customer's site and at the workshop. "But cleaner working is important: To protect workers' health, to leave a better impression with the customer, and to achieve smooth work processes with high-quality results," states Frey, a senior expert. This means more than just ensuring that the final clean is thorough – dust extraction directly on the power tool or air tool is also important. Dust extraction not only enables work to be completed cleanly and healthily, but also affects the service life of the power tools; less dust enters the motor, bearings and electronics. The tools therefore work more reliably and have a longer service life. The service life of abrasives is also extended by dust extraction, because there is significantly less dust blocking up the grit.

Because light quality is reflected in the quality of your work
On construction sites, hardly any attention is paid to proper lighting for the working situation. However, this is indispensable for effortless and accident-free work, and for optimal working results. There are many advantages to modern LED lights here: When compared to traditional lights, LED light fittings require around five times less energy and can also provide a large beam angle. Furthermore, it is possible to adjust the lighting to different jobs and work processes. Festool offers LED lights that have been specially developed for construction and whose quality is similar to daylight. Overall, Festool now offers an extensive range of different LED lights: From the compact SYSLITE UNI and the SYSLITE KAL II working light, through to the SYSLIGHT DUO building site spotlight with stand for demanding work on construction sites, or something completely new – the inspection light as an ideal tool for effective quality control.

Worry-free work with SERVICE all-inclusive
With the all-round worry-free SERVICE all-inclusive package, painters do not need to worry about repair costs and wear parts for 36 months after they have purchased and registered a Festool tool. The package also offers 36 months of theft protection, a 10-year spare-part guarantee, and a 15-day no-risk trial period.

Further information is available at www.festool.de/SAI

You can find further information about Festool by contacting an authorized dealer or visiting www.festool.com