Wallboard that bends can really help
in rooms with "soft" corners. National
Gypsum Company's 1/4-inch High-Flex
Wallboard is typically double-layered
and can handle a 15-inch-radius bend
when dry. Wet it down with a watersoaked
paint roller and you can get a
7-inch-radius bend. High-Flex comes in
the standard 4-foot width and lengths
of 8, 9, 10, and 12 feet.
Contact: National Gypsum Co.,
2001 Rexford Rd., Charlotte, NC
28211; 800/628-4662.
Painter's Sandpaper
When used on surfaces painted with
water-based paints, sandpaper typically
"loads" quickly. This means that the
grit gets clogged with the chips it has
rubbed off and it can't cut any more.
3M's Professional Painters' Abrasive has
an antiload coating that keeps the chips
from filling up the aluminum