MICRO-MESH FINISHING SUPPLIES

While these sanding pads are great for a wide variety of materials and projects, I've personally used these products for over 10 years when I first started making pens. These are an essential element of creating beautifully finished pens and other turnings. They are very long lasting under normal use . I've found best results with using them wet, but they can be used dry as well. Either dip in water or spray before sanding and these sheets will last a long time. Excellent for finishing Tru-Stone, acrylics, metals, or even to sand and polish your CA finish on wood. Can also be used dry on bare wood. With this listing we are offering two separate options:

Option 1 - Sanding Sheets Only - 9 Sheet Variety Pack

Option 1 comes with 9 individual sanding sheets in grits 1500, 1800, 2400, 3200, 3600, 4000, 6000, 8000, and 12000. Each sheet is 3" x 4".

Option 2 - Full Finishing Kit (Option 1 + Foam Sanding Block + 2 oz Micro-Finish Bottle)

Option 2 includes the sanding sheets from option 1 plus you also get a foam rubber sanding block used as backer for the sheets while sanding. The blocks are 2" x 3" x 1". Also included is a 2oz bottle of Micro-Finish polish for that final clean and polish. 

INFORMATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER

MICRO-MESH™ THE NON-ABRASIVE ABRASIVE 

Micro-Mesh™ is what we like to call a non-abrasive abrasive. It is considered a cushioned abrasive in fact.

Conventional sandpaper is designed to be aggressive so that it will dig deeply. In its manufacture the crystals are electrically charged so that they will stand up. They are locked into a hard resin and when you apply the paper to a surface it will literally tear in and remove the substrate of the material you are sanding. The crystals cut in a negative raking motion, leaving inconsistent scratch patterns.

Micro-Mesh™ does the opposite. The backing is long lasting cloth to which an ultra-flexible cushioning layer is applied. This cushioning layer will determine how far forward you can push crystals before they will penetrate the cushioning layer. On top of this layer, we have a very resilient glue, not a hard resin, but a completely flexible glue that will hold the crystals while allowing it to move and rotate. The crystals can turn in any direction without coming loose. When you start to apply pressure to sand with Micro-Mesh™, the crystals will go into the cushioning layer while beginning to cut a bit. If you push harder, they will go further into the cushioning layer, which serves as a safety valve. It determines how much pressure you can exert in a downward direction. Instead of a deep scratch that sandpaper makes, Micro-Mesh™ produce a refined scratch that is close to a RMS of 1.0. The cushioning layer also allows the crystals to cut with a planing motion that leaves an extremely consistent scratch pattern and allows you to achieve extraordinary levels of gloss.

ULTRA-FLEX MICRO-MESH™ REGULAR

Use these products for finishing plastics, acrylics, polycarbonates, bakelite, fiberglass, gelcoat, urethanes, celluloid, laquers, fiberglass, cast polymers, soft woods, cultured marble, coatings, composites, and more.

Abrasive colors of this product range from dark grey to light grey. This material is made to be used wet or dry, is made with a flexible cotton backing with polymer emulsion cushioning layer and large micron graded silicon carbide crystals suspended in an ultra flexible resin bond.*Grades 8000 and 12000 are made with aluminum oxide crystals.

This material is available in the following 9 grades, from coarse, to fine:1500, 1800, 2400, 3200, 3600, 4000, 6000, 8000*, and 12000* REGULAR. 1500 MICRO-MESH™ is equivalent to a scratch pattern left using 400 wet/dry, but is much more consistent.

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Please contact me with any questions prior to purchasing. Thank you!