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Dutch painter Luke de Jager does a lot of sanding. With various Festool cordless sanders and always with dust extraction. Often for days on end. In all weathers.

Luke de Jager's favourite place to work is high up on the Steiger. He is carefully sanding down the characteristic roof ornament, which sits enthroned on the roof ridge in a muted shade of orange. The wooden surface is weathered and the coating is already peeling off. With the DTSC 200 Delta sander, Luke can also achieve curved, profiled and tapered surfaces. When things get particularly angled, he uses the DTSC 400.

The young painter attaches great importance to working outdoors on the riser with a dust extractor or Chip collection bag. Because he can work more cleanly and protect himself. "Many of my colleagues underestimate this when they work outside," he calls down from above. "But here in Holland you always have gusts of wind that, in the worst case, blow dust into your face when you're sanding."

"Working on historic buildings is a great challenge for us because it requires care, passion and knowledge."

Luke de Jager

Lots of work on façades, columns and gables

Today is one of those days when you don't really which way the wind is blowing. Within seconds seconds a shower arrives and disappears just as quickly. The house Luke is working on Luke is working on with his brother Kevin the changeable weather conditions has obviously taken a beating from the changeable weather. It was built in the 1920s it was built. The façades, pillars, gables and wind and gables are made of wood and have been and were repaired again and again in various phases phases: "A lot of piecemeal work, not always professionally executed," is Luke's assessment. Luke and his team will probably be painting the blackwashed façade and his team will probably tackle the black tackle it next summer. Now, in the autumn, they have the gables and wind deflectors first. first.

If sanding, then with Festool

Luke has internalised that surface preparation internalised, is crucial for painting work. crucial for painting work. And that's exactly what Festool sanders are made for. Luke particularly appreciates that Festool is always thinking one step thinking one step ahead. "The DTSC 200 Delta sander really surprised me. really surprised me. The fact that you can use the new delta sandpaper can be used three times is great. The Light module is also very helpful." A nod of approval for the new Tabless TBX 4 battery from him. Especially on the he benefits from the fact that the cordless sanders run for longer and can be charged even faster. can be charged even faster.

Loops in top form

"When it comes to sanding, there is only one brand in my opinion: Festool. There's nothing better for demanding jobs"

Luke de Jager

Sanding? Always with dust extraction!

There is a lot for the two brothers to do. As soon as a shower has passed, the wood is dried and the wood is dried and sanded. And sanding there is a lot of sanding here. "My father gets nervous, if he hasn't painted for a day," Luke says and laughs. "He cleans, sands and and paints everything in one go. My brother and I are different: we're always sanding, often for days on end - with different sanding machines and dust extraction. Only when the surface is smooth and flawless, we start painting. painting."

While Luke is busy sanding, Kevin inspects the condition of the wooden planks on the gables. As a trained parquet layer and wood expert, he has a good eye for what can what can stay and what needs to be replaced. With Cordless oscillator VECTURO, he carefully cuts out rotten areas. out rotten areas carefully. New planks are cut precisely with the KAPEX cut to size with the KAPEX, and the Cordless eccentric sander ETSC 2 125 gives them the necessary finishing touch.

Skilled painters with passion

Luke and Kevin are working with great passion on the project. So maybe it's only half as bad half as bad having to work outside in wind and weather. At the beautiful house in Oosterhout, the team from de Jager will definitely be busy for a while yet. "At the moment we have so many enquiries at the moment that we we can choose," says Luke happily. He has just he has just taken on a new colleague. The fact that Luke, Kevin and their father Jack have the best tools and their own riser in addition to the best tools is a valuable investment in the future. future.

The best tools for outstanding work

Luke de Jager loves a challenge. That is what drives him. His penchant for good tools and sophisticated technical solutions is perhaps a "tic", as the young painter almost almost apologetically admits. But in fact, this "tick" helps him this "tick" helps him personally and professionally. He benefits from this himself because the tools make his work easier. But above all customers benefit because they can rely on Luke de Jager and his team. "Good work is still the best advertising," says Luke as he says goodbye. And he's right.