Thread: Sand Paper

looking for some sandpaper to start practicing restoring on some crap blades I picked up super cheap.

Only one problem. None of the hard ware stores in my area carry the variety of grits I need. Most only go to 150.

Any suggestions guys ? A dude at one store suggest I contact a cabinet shop (which there are no shortage of in this area of high construction), and try to get it through them.

Anyone order from a particular vendor ?

I usually find the higher grit sand papers at auto part stores. They are used a lot in wet sanding paint jobs but work just as well on metal.

If you have not wet sanded before give it a try. I cut it to an easy size to work with and soak the sandpaper in water for a while and then keep it wet while I sand. This really helps keep the paper from clogging up.

Good Luck!

+1 to the auto stores! Thats where i get mine from. Make sure its silicon carbide too, if you do find some at a cabinet shop it may be garnet so just make sure its not

+1 Garnet paper is for wood.

Silicon Carbide is for metal or wood.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi...anding_a_blade

3M wet/dry is the best stuff in my opinion. You can also find it at leevalley.com

Darn it now I need to go and check all my sand paper to see if it's the right kind..

Didn't know not to use garnet.....

Since I don't have time to drive all around town to find everything I need at one place, not to mention all the grits and specific sandpaper I'm looking for, I order it all online. Supergrit and trugrit being my 2 online stores. Shipping cost are less than what I pay to drive around town.

+3 (or are we up to 4? anyway,.....) to the auto parts store. Go to AutoZone (you have 10 just in the downtown area of Baton Rouge) and pick up some of their automotive paper. Also, Walmart in my area carries it back in the automotive section. Don't use wood paper, it falls apart in water. Glen/gssixgun also recommends using WD-40 instead of water. I just use water. My wife would complain about the smell of WD-40 inside. Start at 220 and go to at least 4000.

I use wd40 and it works well +22 on that

I get mine in the automobile section at Wal-Mart

Regards - Walt

Actually most cab guys prefer aluminum oxide to garnet.

I use Klingspor for almost all of my abrasives. I don't know about their retail side: Klingspor's Woodworking Shop, Woodworking Supplies, Tools, Discs, Sanding Sleeves, Sandpaper, Belts, Klingspor's, Klingspor's, Proxxon
I really like working with the wholesale side.

I don't use paper backed products anymore, everything I use is cloth with waterproof adhesives.