Video: Wow! 3M #5000 Grit Polishing I mean Sanding Discs!

[RaskyR1]

Are the designed for wetsanding or dampsanding?

Probably not, but I would think they are just as safe as PC/G110/GG6. I looked at them briefly at SEMA and I know Kevin as well as a few others are using them for it....just a little to pricey for me at this point given I only take on a few sanding jobs a year.


Still a sweet looking tool though!

[Mike Phillips]

Probably not, but I would think they are just as safe as PC/G110/GG6.

That's what I figured and I could have Googled the answer real quick but I figured you knew.


I was kind of thinking maybe someone finally had the electric tool for sanding that could pass the "Water Test", but nope. So anyone reading this if you're going to do any dampsanding with an electric DA make sure you're using a GFI outlet.

I looked at them briefly at SEMA and I know Kevin as well as a few others are using them for it....just a little to pricey for me at this point given I only take on a few sanding jobs a year.

Still a sweet looking tool though!

We just brought in something similar from 3M, it's already on the AG store.


3M Electric Random Orbital 6 Inch Non-Vacuum Sander Kit 28526




Actually, I really like the Porter Cable for dampsanding and the Griot's Garage 3" Mini Polisher for dampsanding.

I got an e-mail from my buddy Lance, he has something cool coming up, I'm going to try do swing by his shop and see what it is and take a picture.

[RaskyR1]

Those look very similar to Mirka! Love to hear your thoughts on it compared to the traditional DA's.

[Mike Phillips]

Those look very similar to Mirka! Love to hear your thoughts on it compared to the traditional DA's.

I just received the new #3000 Grit Trizact Foam Finishing Disc to test out so I'll give it a whirl...


3M #3000 Grit Trizact Foam Finishing Disc

[DaC]

A question came into my mind now Mike.... how many discs from each grit do you usually use per car when removing orange peel ?
I mean... how much surface a polishing pad usually lasts ?

[Qusai]

Words cannot describe how much I learn from forums like this!!

[Mike Phillips]

A question came into my mind now Mike.... how many discs from each grit do you usually use per car when removing orange peel ?
I mean... how much surface a polishing pad usually lasts ?

Well you hope they last a long time. Besides hoping you do your best to use them properly so you don't wear them out prematurely.

Top coat hardness is also a factor, the harder the paint the more discs you'll need.

I have not sanded down an entire car yet using the 3M discs but I have a 1970 Cutlass coming up and I'll count and document what I use for this project.

I also have a 1966 Mustang Fastback GT coming up the first or second week of January. The owner Jon and I discussed his car this last Sunday at the King Neptune's Car Show, specifically about how much clear was sprayed over the car and Jon thinks there's enough to re-sand it and then buff it out. At this time we're only planning on dampsanding the horizontal panels or the gloss panels as these are the most important panels as they are the most viewed panels.


Here's a thread I created for this car...


Close, but no Cigar... 1965 Mustang GT








And I have a 1963 Impala Super Sport coming up too... my buddy Bob is supposed to bring it by sometime this week for me to look at and measure the paint thickness.


Always something going on here at AGO...

[Hoytman]

I just received the new #3000 Grit Trizact Foam Finishing Disc to test out so I'll give it a whirl...


3M #3000 Grit Trizact Foam Finishing Disc

I find it interesting that you just recieved this. Did 3M not make a disc in 3000 grit already, or just not having the foam backing? Just wondering because I seen this very same package at O-Reiley Autoparts several days ago. I didn't realize they even offered them and I was surprised by it.

[Mike Phillips]

I find it interesting that you just received this. Did 3M not make a disc in 3000 grit already, or just not having the foam backing? Just wondering because I seen this very same package at O-Reiley Autoparts several days ago. I didn't realize they even offered them and I was surprised by it.

The date this thread was started can be found just above my Avatar in the first post of this thread, it reads,

05-15-2012, 05:24 PM


That would be back in May of 2012. I called my connection at 3M and he told me Autogeek was one of the first to be sent this new #5000 disc as a part of their field testing.

If it was available to the public before May then maybe my connection at 3M was out of the loop.

[SameGuy]

The 5000, yes, but the 3000? I was confused when I saw that, too.