Tacky sandpaper

[rasret01]

I found a new 3M sandpaper at Home Depot. It has a slightly tacky back and works great on a granet or glass surface for flattening. Paper doesn't move around and leaves no residue on the surface. I only found it in 400 and 600 grit.




Dick

 

[jll346]

First I have ever seen that? I just finished a project where that would have been very useful.

 

[fast14riot]

Cool, my two local HD's have pathetic sandpaper selections so I usually go to my neighborhood ACE for my needs. Never seen this product though, looks handy.


-Xander

 

[grizzled gizzard]

I haven't seen that size, but the rolls of 3M sticky paper for a Porter-Cable quarter sheet sander work great. It looks like the same paper.

I use it all the time. There are many more grits. It seems kind of expensive until you see how well it works and how long it lasts. It sticks to just about anything pretty strongly, so you can stick it to round blocks, little blocks, etc.

I have several rectangular blocks 4" long that I just wind some of the paper onto, then, as it gets used up, you tear one face off at a time.

You might have to find a real tool store or order it online. It is marketed under the Porter-Cable line of tools.

I have a friend that has been making stunning custom rifle stocks for many years. He had always used regular sandpaper. He thought he had died and gone to heaven when I showed him the sticky paper.

 

[Remyrw]

I've been using the 220 and 320 similar to that, comes in the tan package. I haven't seen the 400 and 600, but I used the purple 600 without a tacky back so it only makes sense that they'd expand the product line. Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to see if my local HD or Lowe's has it.

 

[Nebulae]

what about regular sandpaper and spray adhesive?

 

[Remyrw]

If this stuff's like the brown packs with tacky backing it's good for hand sanding as well as with a backer. It's not sticky, just tacky. Just enough to stay in place under pressure but no residue to cleanup.