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Re: Video: Wow! 3M #5000 Grit Polishing I mean Sanding Discs!
Here's a follow-up from Dave at 3M after sending him the link to this thread,
Originally Posted by Dave
Mike,
Great Thread!
And thank you for all the work you do promoting and demonstrating our products for your customers to see.
Yes the new 5000 is available in 3" and 5" and can be purchased. I listed the available part numbers and sizes below along with our new Perfect-it brochure, TS bulletin and FAQ sheet.
30662 - 6" Trizact 5000 Grit Hookit Foam Disc - 15 discs per box
30562 - 5" Trizact 5000 Grit Hookit Foam Disc - 15 discs per box
30362 - 3" Trizact 5000 Grit Hookit Foam Disc - 15 discs per box
I'll do some more testing on the panel today and share the results. I also just posted the FAQ for this new disc here,
3™ Trizact™ Foam Discs 5000 FAQs
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Re: Video: Wow! 3M #5000 Grit Polishing I mean Sanding Discs!
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Re: Video: Wow! 3M #5000 Grit Polishing I mean Sanding Discs!
Originally Posted by BLKZ06
Mike-
I notice in your pics you are using the electric D/A's...have you ever tried an air powered D/A with this paper?
Not with the #5000 yet, I just received them this week.
I own a Dynabrade
It's the person that does the wet-sanding, cutting and buffing that makes or breaks the paint job -Mike Phillips
I really liked the Dynabrade, or at least I thought I did till we brought in the 3M Orbital DA Sanders and side-by-side I like the 3M better.
Can an air-powered DA Sander be used to polish paint?
I also teach both tools in my classes, the primary differences in the real world.
- Most people don't own HUGE air compressors but most people can plug in a DA Polisher
- With an air powered DA you have to manage the stiff, compressed air line, with an electric DA Polisher the cord is limp and less of a factor for holding the sanding disc flat to the surface at all times.
Anytime you use an air tool you have to contend with a very stiff air line that will try to kick or tilt your tool to an angle unless you constantly monitor and control the air line. With an electric tool the power cord is limp, you just keep it over your shoulder to keep it from dragging against the paint.
IF you look at these pictures from one of my wetsanding classes you can see each person holding the air sander with one hand and managing the air line with the other hand.
Adam aka HarleyGuy
Not a big deal just a practical difference anyone machine sanding or machine buffing with a air powered tool will experience.
Electrical cords easily draped over the shoulder...
If you don't own a 3" Griot's Garage Mini Polisher for a dampsander and 3" discs, I highly recommend them...
Griot's 3" Mini Polisher works great as a 3" Dampsander
Most people don't need to wetsand and probably shouldn't wetsand but if you're ever working on a project that requires sanding then do yourself a favor and get yourself a Griot's Garage 3" Mini Polisher and then get the Meguiar's 3" Unigrit Finishing Discs and the 3" Interface Pad and you're going to love what this little tool can do.
Here's a few pictures from our recent Wetsanding Project where we machine dampsanded my friend Jay's 1989 K5 Blazer which you're going to see on the 2nd Season of our TV show, What's in the Garage".
Because the 3" sanding and finishing discs have such a small footprint the are EASY to control so you can sand close to edges or tape lines with accuracy.
If you're NEW to any type of sanding, the Griot's 3" Mini Polisher used as 3" Dampsander is a great way to learn and increase your confidence in the art of machine sanding.
End results...
On Autogeek.net
Meguiars Unigrit 3 Inch Finishing Discs
I can't recommend enough getting the Griot's Garage 3" Mini Polisher
Griot's Garage 3" Mini Polisher
Note: Make sure you get a couple of 3" Interface Pads you want this for contours and curved panels.
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Re: Video: Wow! 3M #5000 Grit Polishing I mean Sanding Discs!
Originally Posted by BLKZ06
My instructor went thru roughly 30 boxes of Trizact a week, and he never had good results with dampsanding with it either. Its could possibly be air D/A related.
Regardless, my experience (and numerous other guys who refinish/paint/etc) is the 3000 Trizact works as well damp or dry. You may go thru a little bit more paper...but its not the end of the world.
Please don't take this as attacking you, but try tell that to the shop manager when it comes to ordering more sanding media. A lot of body shops are struggling right now and looking to save money any way they can. At about $6 a disc it IS a big deal and it adds up over time, especially when employees have that "it's not my money" attitude. Wasting supplies is never good business.
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Re: Video: Wow! 3M #5000 Grit Polishing I mean Sanding Discs!
Originally Posted by RaskyR1
Please don't take this as attacking you, but try tell that to the shop manager when it comes to ordering more sanding media. A lot of body shops are struggling right now and looking to save money any way they can. At about $6 a disc it IS a big deal and it adds up over time, especially when employees have that "it's not my money" attitude. Wasting supplies is never good business.
No offense taken at all.
I have found dampsanding to be tedious and slow- as have many of my associates who do this stuff for a living. Labor costs are scrutinized more heavily than material costs- for the most part.
But lets be real...you can tie up as much money in various compounds, buffing pads, etc as you do in a box of paper. I've seen guys dump WAY too much compound on the panel they were working on- throw foam pads on the floor and go get a new one..on and on.
You can be wasteful at any juncture of this process.
Its ALL expensive as anyone who buys this stuff can attest to.
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Re: Video: Wow! 3M #5000 Grit Polishing I mean Sanding Discs!
Originally Posted by BLKZ06
No offense taken at all.
I have found dampsanding to be tedious and slow- as have many of my associates who do this stuff for a living. Labor costs are scrutinized more heavily than material costs- for the most part.
But lets be real...you can tie up as much money in various compounds, buffing pads, etc as you do in a box of paper. I've seen guys dump WAY too much compound on the panel they were working on- throw foam pads on the floor and go get a new one..on and on.
You can be wasteful at any juncture of this process.
Its ALL expensive as anyone who buys this stuff can attest to.
True true!
That's why I like being my own boss! I managed some high volume shops back in the 90's and it drove me nuts watching the employees spill and waste various product all the time.
Sweet job on the bike BTW!
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Re: Video: Wow! 3M #5000 Grit Polishing I mean Sanding Discs!
Originally Posted by RaskyR1
True true!
That's why I like being my own boss! I managed some high volume shops back in the 90's and it drove me nuts watching the employees spill and waste various product all the time.
Sweet job on the bike BTW!
Thanks!
Great info in this thread- Mike has shown me there may be life without an air D/A !
I know what you mean about wasteful employees..I've dug bottles of compound out of the trash that were 1/4 full!
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You should check out the new Mirka electric orbital sanders!
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I sooo want some of these!!
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Re: Video: Wow! 3M #5000 Grit Polishing I mean Sanding Discs!
Originally Posted by RaskyR1
You should check out the new Mirka electric orbital sanders!
Are the designed for wetsanding or dampsanding?
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