Hi all
I have recently acquired and used Micro Mesh from 3,200 through 12, 000 and love it. But the canopy and windshield of my 1/32 Hunter is still a bit blemished. Does anybody know of a reputable, worlwide-shipping and online company that sells MM above 12, 000 grit and beyond? That would be great.
Thanks.
Micro Precision Finishing Products http://micro-surface.com/ who make Micro Mesh don’t produce any paper finer than 12,000 - their next step are abrasive compounds like Micro Gloss.
Alpha Abrasives http://www.alphaabrasives.com/ do however offer their “Micro Fine Assorted Sanding Film Pack” which contains 15,000, 20,000, 30,000, 40,000 & 60,000 paper, I’m sure someone must retail it online.
http://www.alphaabrasives.com/product-details.php?product_id=35
Once the blemishes are sanded out and polished to a near clear shine Future acrylic floor polish will do the rest for you. It fills fine scratches, is self leveling and very forgiving.
I ‘dip’ canopies in and set on lint free cloth to ‘wick’ away drips. Then the canopy is covered to prevent dust from finding it as the dry time is several hours with 24 hours to cure. Window cleaner with ammonia removes Future if a mistake is found.
Many modelers fuss with spraying it on models for decal placement, it can be brushed on long as any bubbles are swiped off.
After using this product you will only need 1200 grit wet sand paper for modeling tasks.
I have found that dipping canopy in future clears it up after even 1000 grit. I never bother to go beyond 1000 or 2000. I sand polish until it is good with one of those grits and then dunk in (or brush with) the future.
Start with 2000.
Sand thoroughly with each grit before moving to the next.
Always use clean water when you change grits. A couple of drops of dish washing soap helps.
After 12,000, use Novus #2 polish.
That will give you crystal clear finish.
Thanks fellas. I have Pledge on go, the Australian equivalent of future, so I’ll get onto some testing.
[Y] learned somthing today good advice.Ron
[dto:] above, you shouldn’t need a grit any higher than 1000-3000 anyway.
Just visit a local store that carries ladies nail care products….polishing sticks!!! You don’t need to order high priced small patches of ultra fine polishing cloths when nail care polishing sticks do what you need for a fraction of the price and are locally available.
The other thing you can do is use some polishing compound such as those found to polish silver…toothpaste too is a viable option.
12,000 grit sandpaper?? My toilet paper is grittier than that.
You need to stop stealing it from public restrooms! LMAO! [;)]
Is micro mesh kind of like the finer woven wire cloth material that can be found here? http://www.bwire.com/
Not sure I fully understand the product, the website that they have listed does not help too much either.
There is something to that! I use Krylon primer, which is a bit rough when dry. I burnish it with Kleenex, of all things, before applying gloss paints. It acts like a super-fine sandpaper.
No, it’s more like cloth backed abrasive paper with fine, fine abrasives on it, it’s also available in double sided, foam cored pads. More here;
[dto:] on the polishing sticks. I get mine at Walmart. I also use paper coffee filters for fine polishing.
I find I can gloss up the canopy long before I get to 12,000. Like the above post, I seldom go finer than 1000 or 1200 before future coat.