Straight Line Air Sander

[pleej]

Ive bought a straight line air sander from ebay , open the box ,took it in the garage ,grabed some sand paper to give it a go the sand paper sheet is too short so they must need there own sheets , ive looked every were and cant find any were in the uk that sell's them. ?

 

[Ratty]

You can buy abrasive paper by the roll. What length/width is it you need?

 

[brightspark]

Ive bought a straight line air sander from ebay , open the box ,took it in the garage ,grabed some sand paper to give it a go the sand paper sheet is too short so they must need there own sheets , ive looked every were and cant find any were in the uk that sell's them. ?

have u tried brown brothers

 

[Ratty]

If it's for this sander Axminster do a 90mm roll which you could trim to size or there are a few 70mm wide rolls here
Probably others if you google for abrasive rolls rather than sheets...actually there seem to be quite a lot of hits for Abrasive 70 x 445!

 

[pleej]

i just did a search on google , the only one it come up wit hwas in the usa

Sanding pad size is 70mm x 445mm

ive not had chance to call in to my local paint shop yet to see if he sell's any thing

 

[Ratty]

How about this? In the UK and on offer too!! (3M production paper is very good quality)

Did you see my post above yours? just click on the blue underlined bit and it will take you to the page.

 

[pleej]

oh yeah the roll's i forgot about them, £4 posted for 10M sounds good to me.
thanks for the info

 

[eil]

Ive used the rolls cut to size and double sided sticky tape in the past as mine hasn't got any clips to fasten the sheets to the sander bed.

 

[graffian]

I had a Hutchins, it took the stickit paper same as my hand block.
I paid a fortune for it and it didn't seem any quicker than a hand block.

 

[pleej]

I had a Hutchins, it took the stickit paper same as my hand block.
I paid a fortune for it and it didn't seem any quicker than a hand block.

i like things with a button though

 

[ford34/2]

Paper

I like the 3M paper but not knowing how many sheets you get, dont know if its a good buy or not. hopefully 10
Straight line Sander uses a lot of air. and its cold,

Stan

 

[brightspark]

an air sander is ok for rapid stock removal but a hand one is better for finishing with a hand finish is allways best

 

[clarkey31]

this is the suff we use ..
http://www.flexiblesanders.co.uk/products.php?cat=11

 

[pleej]

an air sander is ok for rapid stock removal but a hand one is better for finishing with a hand finish is allways best

rapid stock removal is what i bought it for , i dont think you can buy the rolls in more than 320grit

this is the suff we use ..
http://www.flexiblesanders.co.uk/products.php?cat=11

thanks for the link, ive been looking for a flexblock

 

[Ratty]

this is the suff we use ..
http://www.flexiblesanders.co.uk/products.php?cat=11

Good site clarkey...I want to spend money

 

[Ratty]

rapid stock removal is what i bought it for , i dont think you can buy the rolls in more than 320grit

Abtec abrasives do 70mm rolls in P40 - P150

 

[piman]

Hello Graffian,

I don't know what size your sander is but the idea is to help flatten the filler accurately. There are long bed hand sanders also but I find that the air is quicker. I got my abrasive from the local vehicle paint supplier.

Alec

 

[pleej]

well the story goes, ive been building my car for 2 years now, 18month ago i looked round for some one to paint it, found a guy who my friend had used, so i looked at some of the cars he'd done for £800. all looked realy good so i droped the car off.
he was deleting the sunroof with me having a cage fitted the sunroofs dont fit, fit 2 new rear arch's.
id painted parts befor but never dont a full car other wise id have done it my self.
so 5 months later still no car ,went and got it back , got it home, thought ill do it my self
so i started .the roof was like a bmx track ,he'd kinked all the roof when welding the bung in and so were all the sides were he'd put new rear arches in.
i let it sit there for a month to see what i wanted to do but id put that much work into it i had to keep it.

 

[ford34/2]

paper grade

P40 shouldnt be a problem from any supplier and boy does that take you skin off, probably as course as you can get. 360 in that type of paper is getting on the smooth side of things, you need to go coarser and a lower number,

Stan

 

[langy]

Correct, ya can't beat a handjob

Klinspor do the rolls you want and are excellent quality.

an air sander is ok for rapid stock removal but a hand one is better for finishing with a hand finish is allways best