Post on S.S with auto finish products?

[Joseph Ezerskis]

Hi,
Can someone point me to the post where different automotive finishing supplies where discussed in use with the S.S./granite method? I'm trying to get the product names and grits.
thanks,
Joe

[Wendell Wilkerson]

Hi,
Can someone point me to the post where different automotive finishing supplies where discussed in use with the S.S./granite method? I'm trying to get the product names and grits.
thanks,
Joe

I don't know if thses are what you're looking for

The D&S Scary Sharp(TM) System (http://www.shavings.net/SCARY.HTM)
Scary Sharp(tm) System (http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65j/scary.html)

I can tell you what I use. I have bought 3M silicon carbide wet/dry paper from Wal-Mart in the automotive section. I use grits 400,600,800,1000,1500,2000 & 2500 and 3' x 6" piece of 1/2" thick float glass. I found this place on the web

Online Industrial Supply (http://shop.store.yahoo.com/industrialsupply/abrasive-sheets-silicon-carbide-waterproof-9--by-11--paper-sheets.html)

I haven't bought anything from them yet but their prices are cheap. For around $70 I can buy a couple years supply of sandpaper.

Wendell

[Michael Campbell]

I found 220 up to 2000 grit at the local auto parts store. I didn't see they had 2500, but at 2000 things are plenty sharp for me.

That said, if they had HAD 2500 I would have bought it too.

[Alan Turner]

You might try this --

http://myshoppersguide.com/webstores/Stores_App/store.asp?Store_id=109&Shopper_ID=653511693716535&page_id=5

I have found them to be quite resonable.

[Hal Flynt]

Not sure if your question was answered or not, but it brought this to mind.

I don't have the post, but as I recall it regarded the use of a 3M polishing compound to polish the backs of plane and chisel blades. What I remember was using a hard maple block and the 3M polish to "strop" to a mirror finish.

3M makes a lot of very fine abrasive polishes that should work with this method.

[Lloyd Robins]

Joel at www.toolsforworkingwood.com has the 3M PSA paper that is measured in microns. You might want to give him at try. (No, I don't work for them, I just sent them lots of my money...)