electric tootbrush for polishing!!!

hmmm, I'm gonna try my wife's and see if it works.... haha kidding of course ::nervous glance to make sure she wasn't reading that::

hmmmm might be worth a try, I have an old one I can use on an old model....

im thinking about how to attach sanding sponges to the spare heads to thaat i can have a mini sander thats perfect for tight spots.... im thinking bout velcro on a sponge.. something along those lines...

A-ha! Now I know what to do with my kids' old electric brushes. I was mad at myself for not knowing the heads are not replaceable (the brushes, not the kids).

Thanks for the tip.

Mounting tape holds polishing cloth pieces onto an electric toothbrush great. It's 2-sided tape that is padded. I've seen it available almost everywhere school and office supplies are sold.

I think I paid AU$15 for a battery powered toothbrush that fits the bill. I then sawed the bristles of the brush and added some foam and double sided tape. As the heads are replaceable I have a set of wet n dry heads that make short work of any sanding and polishing tasks

cheers

Mike

The ones with the circulating heads work better than the ones that just kinda vibrate back and forth.....I have used both and well, that's my opinion of course having used both.

Though I must say I've never used toothpaste before....I did remove all the bristles off of it and put small "sanding dots" on the head.

I bought this set of hollow punches from Harbor Freight Tools and use the biggest size (1/2") to punch out the sanding disks and the round piece of foam for the toothbrush head.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=3838

I do have one of the Braun oscillating-type toothbrushes like you mentioned Chris and I am thinking that you might be right about that comment on their effectiveness.
It doesn't sand as fast as the type that spins I would think.

Mike

Mike,
I`ve been looking for a punch set just like that and have never came across one. Thanks for the source of one.

Dave

Butchered a Colgate brush some months back.
It's only an oscillating head, but with some coarse paper attached, it makes short work of seam lines, and other bits that require brutal sanding.

The rotary head brush I imagine would sand alot faster, and be better for smaller detailed areas.

that would mean that you could prably put a tiny drill bit into the middle of the head of the brushes that revolve for the annoying times when a model's instructions tell you to place a part into a hole that dosent exhist and has to be created manually. that is going to be very handy. thanks