so I have decided to go with Eagle Abrasives Dry system that many here use.
I have a 31 ford coupe that i have done with SPI single stage black I did each piece in 2 steps with 3 coats sanded flat and layed another 3 coats. some parts have no peel to a some peel on others. had a few runs along the way with a few pieces.
so what I have understand many are using the Tolex and Buflex discs wet in the later stages using a DA with a soft interface pad.
I am a little confused as what to start with, I would prefer to do the first grit step with a hard block by hand.
I beleive the Assilex sheets are designed for 2.5" x 4.72" blocks whick I could make some oak pieces that size or buy the foam block they sell I am afraid that will not be my best choice tring to straighten panel out from any kind of wave,sag or drip.
seams like i should just use the 3M wet/dry paper in order to have a 11" long hard block in any problem areas and use the Assilex foam pad on the other areas that just need the peel taken away.
I have been on the eagleguys web site and it seams like the Assilex sheets are my only choice for the 800-1200 grit ranges
seams like allot of guys use lemon(800) and orange (1200) but there is a lime (1000) shown on eagle abrasives web site. doesnt seam like eagleguys carries it though.
I am starting from scratch so this is going to be a pretty expensive order and I hate to order up a bunch of paper that doesnt get used. Have also though about the 3" discs and whether they are worth getting also for both hand and machine use. I am willing to buy anything needed for the sanding and finishing but since I am just basicly doing this 1 car I want to make the right choices.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks
Dave
I have a 31 ford coupe that i have done with SPI single stage black I did each piece in 2 steps with 3 coats sanded flat and layed another 3 coats. some parts have no peel to a some peel on others. had a few runs along the way with a few pieces.
so what I have understand many are using the Tolex and Buflex discs wet in the later stages using a DA with a soft interface pad.
I am a little confused as what to start with, I would prefer to do the first grit step with a hard block by hand.
I beleive the Assilex sheets are designed for 2.5" x 4.72" blocks whick I could make some oak pieces that size or buy the foam block they sell I am afraid that will not be my best choice tring to straighten panel out from any kind of wave,sag or drip.
seams like i should just use the 3M wet/dry paper in order to have a 11" long hard block in any problem areas and use the Assilex foam pad on the other areas that just need the peel taken away.
I have been on the eagleguys web site and it seams like the Assilex sheets are my only choice for the 800-1200 grit ranges
seams like allot of guys use lemon(800) and orange (1200) but there is a lime (1000) shown on eagle abrasives web site. doesnt seam like eagleguys carries it though.
I am starting from scratch so this is going to be a pretty expensive order and I hate to order up a bunch of paper that doesnt get used. Have also though about the 3" discs and whether they are worth getting also for both hand and machine use. I am willing to buy anything needed for the sanding and finishing but since I am just basicly doing this 1 car I want to make the right choices.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks
Dave