Patent ID: 7297049

Claim:
A method of applying a disposable hand sanding device in sanding curvilinear surfaces of a work piece comprising the steps of: forming said sanding device with an elongated, generally rod shaped base portion constructed of lightweight resilient foam material having a substantially constant cross-section along a characteristic line of elongation and a flexible abrasive surface formed on an external surface of the rod base portion; manually gripping an outer surface of said sanding device and positioning said device adjacent said work piece; conforming the shape of the base portion and overlaying abrasive surface of said device to an oblique contour of said work piece by manually applying loading of the sanding device against the work piece; and thereafter selectively reciprocally displacing said sanding device with respect to said work piece to effect sliding engagement of the abrasive surface of the sanding device against the oblique contour of the work piece to effect selective removal of material from said work piece.