A DA sander moves across the orange tooling gelcoat to level out the mold surface. This sanding step eliminates minor textures and imperfections to prep the tool for the buffing stages. #composites #SurfacePrep #Gelcoat #Sanding #MoldMaking

After the tooling board sections are secured to the plywood substructure, sanding blocks are used to carefully sand and blend the joints between the segments. This manual block sanding flattens high spots and blends the seams. #BlockSanding #ToolingBoard #PatternMaking #MoldMaking #Composites