3M products for knifemaking

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3M only has a limited product range in hardware-stores over here. Luckily I met a guy who could set me up with anything. What should I order? I was thinking about their masking tape and their microfilm for polishing. But I guess that there are other products that I'm not aware of.

Witch of their products would you recommend?
 
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The 3M polish papers are superb for finishing both blades and handles. They come in a pack with the grits color coded.The grits size is equivalent to 400-8000. You can buy individual sheets of each grade,too.
If making a bulk order, I would get:
20 of green - 30 micron
10 of gray - 15 micron
10 blue - 9 micron
5 pink- 3 micron
5 mint - 2 micron
5 white - 1 micron.

Also, get a good assortment of 3M Imperial abrasive sheets in sizes from 220 grit to 2500 grit. Buying a quantity of each is usually cheaper and will stock you for a while.
Suggested grits and amounts:
220 - 20 sheets
400 - 20 sheets
800- 10 sheets
1000 - 5 sheets
2000 - 5 sheets
2500 - 5 sheets

Here is a link to both items above so you can be sure you are ordering the right product:
http://www.stuller.com/search/results/?query=wet-or+dry

When you use these products, use the Abrasive sheets dry up to 800 grit, then go back to 400 and wet sand to 1000 or higher.
Then go back with the polish papers and start at green ( 30 micron/400 grit) and go all the way through the finest paper ( 1 micron/8000 grit).
There is nothing that will bring a better polish to a steel blade or ivory handle that these two products uses right. They work on steel, wood, plastic, ivory, etc. The polish papers should be stored in a plastic bag and can be used until they are worn out.
TIP - Mark an "X" on the back of the white/8000/1 micron sheet when you get it. It is nearly impossible to tell the abrasive side from the back side once you start to use it. The other grits are easy to tell the front from the back.
 
belts for your grinder?
The 3M lines seem to be my preference there.
Safety gear? my respirator is 3m.
 
I didnt want to make a new thread but where do you guys order all your 3m products, there super expensive here in aus
 
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