Sand papers??? Need help

Johnfan

Johnfan

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Hi all. Just getting started to learn how to use a lathe...and starting off with tip work.

I read the thread on Titanium coated blad and I purchased that. But I was unable to find sand paper higher than 600 at Home Depot.

I know some of you are using 1000 grit sand paper to polish personal cues such as shafts and Ivory ferrule. Some people even recommended 1200 for polishing Ivory ferrule. (I hope this is correct. If I assumed anything wrong, please correct me.)

Where do you guys buy such fine sand papers? I could not find it anywhere in the local Lowes, HD, Walmart. Do I have to order this?

Thanks,

John
 
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Try Napa, Checkers, Pep Boys, Autozone and other car parts places. Walmart Might have it in the automotive section. Any car paint specialty places and car paint shops as an alternative resort.

Good luck Mike Gatzke
www.gatzkecues.com
 
You can also try a Sherwin Williams auto supply store if there is one near you. I purchase wet dry paper up to 2000 grit from them for polishing venetian plaster wall finishes.
Dan
 
I've found sandpaper as fine as 12000 grit locally ....try hobby stores....;)
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Michael Webb said:
Auto body supply stores.
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About once a year I go to a Flea Market where there is a guy who sells nuts and bolts and all kinds of other hardware by the pound. He usually has tons of the finer grades of 3M wet or dry for .25 a sheet 5 for a dollar. I always buy 4 or 500 sheets at a time so he usually lets me have it for 15.00 a hundred. He seldom has much of the more populer middle grades of 220 thru 360 though.

Dick
 
rhncue said:
About once a year I go to a Flea Market where there is a guy who sells nuts and bolts and all kinds of other hardware by the pound. He usually has tons of the finer grades of 3M wet or dry for .25 a sheet 5 for a dollar. I always buy 4 or 500 sheets at a time so he usually lets me have it for 15.00 a hundred. He seldom has much of the more populer middle grades of 220 thru 360 though.

Dick
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I buy 3m 200 sheets at a time from a guy in the 400/600 because that's what I use the most, and about all he has. I need to find someone for the other grits though. Thanks for the idea, I have'nt hit the fleamarkets around here, but never know, might be worth checking them out. I was using norton, but was getting that from the H-depot, and was costing a small fortune. I would probably just keep cleaning the auto stores out, between me, and all the bondo maniacs in there too:D

Greg
 
Sand papers??? Need help

> You can most certainly get up to 2000 at Wal-Mart,almost always right next to the auto body touch-up paints and above the Bondo. You might also look for a business that paints cars or at least supplies them. There is also a national chain called Colormatch that sells it. I've also got it at Autozone and Advance Auto locally. The only thing is buying it that way gets expensive,when weighing cost per sheet. Tommy D.
 
Panhdlce said:
Micro-mesh papers go to 12,000
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I beleive that sandpaper is supposed to be made with a certain size grit so as to sand to a certain smoothness. However I have found that different brands of papers have different corseness for the supposedly same grade. 3M's 320 grade is differant than Mirka's and Mirka's is differant than Norton's and so on. Probably the biggest differance in brands is between the Micro-Mesh brand and all others. They state on their package that their 3200 is the same grit as others 1200 or 1500 grit, can't remember right now. I do use the Micro mesh thru 12,000 before the use of rubbing compounds and am very happy with the deep luster attained.

Dick
 
rhncue said:
I beleive that sandpaper is supposed to be made with a certain size grit so as to sand to a certain smoothness. However I have found that different brands of papers have different corseness for the supposedly same grade. 3M's 320 grade is differant than Mirka's and Mirka's is differant than Norton's and so on.
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There is more than one grading scale for sandpaper. IMHO you are better off buying ones that use the FEPA scale. You can tell them by a P in front of the grit (P320, P800 etc). This scale is a much finer grit in the higher numbered paper and will have a more uniform grit size.

rhncue said:
Probably the biggest differance in brands is between the Micro-Mesh brand and all others. They state on their package that their 3200 is the same grit as others 1200 or 1500 grit, can't remember right now. I do use the Micro mesh thru 12,000 before the use of rubbing compounds and am very happy with the deep luster attained.

Dick
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Love that Micro-Mesh. If you want a long lasting finish it has to shine before you glaze it. Glaze will only cover up a bad finish for a short time.
 
The grits are different in the norton, and the 3M I use as well. I also use two types of 3M that are different grits. Both are wetdry, but one is black (the closest to norton), and the other is grey, so I'm guesing there are different type abraisives used in them.


The Micro mesh Is alittle expensive, but It is good stuff for polishing. Have to be carefull using It on some ferrules though, because It can build up heat quick. It is nice for polishing off finishes before using any compounds. I have a full roll made for metals, and on metal I sometimes use it with a compound at the same time. They make it for dull head light lenses, and many other applications I believe, so might want to make sure you get the correct type. I believe the kits I use for that are made for wood and wood finishes, but It seems to work well for me.

Greg C
 
Murray Tucker said:
There is more than one grading scale for sandpaper. IMHO you are better off buying ones that use the FEPA scale. You can tell them by a P in front of the grit (P320, P800 etc). This scale is a much finer grit in the higher numbered paper and will have a more uniform grit size.



Love that Micro-Mesh. If you want a long lasting finish it has to shine before you glaze it. Glaze will only cover up a bad finish for a short time.
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I agree 1000%. That is the problem with a U.V. finish, it cannot be brought back to a luster neary as good as it was before the rubbing out proccess was started and people just use Menzerna and glaze to make it really shine. Problem is, when the polish and glaze wears off you are back to the original dull finish. There are a number of cue makers that are paying the price today for the shortcuts of the U.V. finish in the past.

Dick
 
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Johnfan said:
Hi all. Just getting started to learn how to use a lathe...and starting off with tip work.

I read the thread on Titanium coated blad and I purchased that. But I was unable to find sand paper higher than 600 at Home Depot.

I know some of you are using 1000 grit sand paper to polish personal cues such as shafts and Ivory ferrule. Some people even recommended 1200 for polishing Ivory ferrule. (I hope this is correct. If I assumed anything wrong, please correct me.)

Where do you guys buy such fine sand papers? I could not find it anywhere in the local Lowes, HD, Walmart. Do I have to order this?

Thanks,

John
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I buy from a company located in Indiana & based in Germany. It's called "KLINGSPOR". I have been VERY satisfied with them, both in price & consistancy, for years. GOGLE them & they will be happy to serve you...JER
 
All very good suggestions but for my money you will get a better price and a much wider selection directly from a 3M distributor. For wood sanding you can get up to 800 in free-cut (yellow) and of course all the way up to 3000 in wet-dry. But for polishing, the best next to Micro-Mesh are the colored papers 2000 (blue),4000(pink),6000(mint green) & 8000(almost white) from 3M. But they are not cheap. I found my distributor just by going to google and typing in "abrasives" and then "polishing abrasives". Home Depot is way too expensive for what you actually get and their selection sucks. Z.
 
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