Get More Mileage Out of Your Sandpaper With This Hack
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- čas přidán 21. 02. 2024
- I use so much sandpaper it's crazy. Generally when I'm prepping my edges I go through 220, 320, 400, 600, 800 grits. If I'm going for a glass edge, I go further into sandpaper grits, using 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000, 3200, 3400, 4000, 6000, 8000, 10000, 12000.
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Anyway, I buy packs of sandpaper from Amazon. It's the cheapest place to get them. I fold the different grits into squares and just binder clip them together in order. You definitely don't need to use the gum sole every time, but once your sandpaper gets bunged up, a quick rub on the gum takes those leather bits right out. It makes it almost as good as new.
Again, I can't quite remember who told me about this hack, but I think it was @bbrachman. Thank you!
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I love this tip. I use sandpaper on all my hobbies... ok, maybe not the crocheting and quilting 😅, but the polymer clay sculpting, woodworking, and leatherworking . 😊
It's super helpful! Makes the sandpaper look like new.
Is the little canvas bag you use for polishing just a bolts and nuts Bag?
True. The crepe rubber does a good job. I use it often on my hand Dremel sanding rounds. When it comes to sheets my experience is simply soaking them in water with a bit of Dawn soap works quite well. Depending on brand, the sandpaper is often quite water resistant anyway. Tupperware and five minutes of shaking takes away about 70% of particles. This method works even better if you're doing a lot of acrylic edge work due to its water soluble nature.
Cheers Buddy! 🍺
You can buy a big chunk of this stuff as well. They sell em for skateboarding as well
Thanks for tip🙏🏾. I use cloth backed sand paper which lasts atleast 100 times more. The grit lasts a lot... Only thing is its available till 400 grit, but since i bought two years ago to keep in wood block sand paper holder, i haven't changed it, b'se it works as 1000-1500 grit now😜
This is a great tip. I have the same gum sole and learned this trick from watching a friend use their old Chuck Taylor shoes to clean up their belt sander. This extends the life of your sandpaper by SO MUCH!
We would use those large natural gum erasers to clean belt sanders.
I've used the "magic eraser" to clean glue/contact cement off my work station but never thought of using it on my sandpaper. Thanks for the tip!
incredible idea! thank you for sharing!
I use a kneadable eraser to clean mine. Blutac works just the same.
I roll it across the paper. I find it pulls less abrasive off of the paper of the finer grits than a solid eraser sometimes does after one or two cleanings.
Knifemaker laughs at leathersmith's comment about using a lot of sandpaper :) You can buy this stuff in a 2x2x10 inch bar from most places that sell 2x72 belts. I've had the same bar for a few years and it's still got a lot of life in it.
i second this comment. This is leather yoou shouldn't be going though paper like this. stop buying shitty amazon paper. dude spend like 300$ on a pricking chisel but cant drop more then 2.99 on decent sandpaper
Great tip! Thanks! This will make my powered sandpaper machine much better! Also, been meaning to tell you I got a cheap foot switch for the tabletop sander on Amazon, changed my life.
I used this trick when I'm sanding wood, never thought to do it for leather lol
I have a tendency to tear my finishing sand paper into small 2 by 2 squares, use them, then promptly lose them. Gum rubber won't help me with that. :)
Don't know if this is applicable to every sandpaper, but I clean mine with a soft brush (just like the ones people use to paint on cavas) and water.
Hey man! I was wondering what kind of canvas burnished you use? And where to get them? I can’t tell exactly what it is… is the one you’re using a mechanics bolt holder?
how about a pencil eraser?
Possibly it was me. I have used crepe chunks forever. Saw it on a wood working video for cleaning sand paper, but I origianlly used it to take off excess contact cement. Works perfectly for that. I had a little square running around from the time graphic designers used rubber cement on layouts. That is what I originally bought it for. Then it worked with smelly contact cement. IT WILL NOT WORK on water based contact cement. I have ruined many pieces being sloppy. The only solution I found is to apply leather balm (Smiths is what I have) to the leather BEFORE gluing with water based adhesive. Lessens the damage. I have tried EVERYTHING to get water based contact cement off of the grain side of leather. Alcohol, Acetone, Dawn, Goo Gone. Nada. Still working on it. Prevention seems the best way at this point.
an even better trick is not using that shitty amazon sandpaper. that is literally the same stuff they give you at the dollar tree.
Well what’s the solution then?
@@Brian-hx9wy Damn you really need it spelled out for you? use good quality sandpaper. i use decent quality orbital sanding disks because they last i only switch out my paper once every few months. we work in leather not in steel if you are using quality paper then there is no reason to go through that much
@@nickmagill3604 spelled out? No. Source of maybe where you buy your paper? Hmm maybe. Sure I can do a quick search but maybe you have insight on where to actually buy it. Anyone can charge more for something and call it better. But is it? 🤷🏻♂️ who knows. Maybe if you offered a solution to your remarks you could lead someone here where to actually buy “quality” sandpaper. Me, however, it’s sandpaper, idc how great it is. The cheap crap I buy gets the job done. I’d rather spend more energy and money elsewhere. That’s just me and I’ll do me and you do you boo.