3M 362L Sandpaper
3M 362L Sandpaper
3M 362L Sandpaper
These are our personal favourite sandpaper for edge finishing, everything from profiling the raw edge to fine sanding a painted edge.
The greatest advantage of these sandpaper is that the abrasives are resin bonded to the strip, so that it doesn't shed easily if at all.
Usage
These should only serve as a guidance, we are confident that you will slowly develop your own unique techniques that would be better suited to your own style.
- 60 Micron (250 grit): Profiling and rough sanding, should be used in the initial stages. Also very useful in roughing leather when gluing.
- 40 Micron (400 grit): Used for profiling too, but it has a gentler bite.
- 30 Micron (600 grit): Intermediary grit, say shaping and correcting the edge paint between coats.
- 15 Micron (1200 grit): Fine polishing, yields a soft matte edge.
- 9 Micron (1800 grit): Ultra-fine polishing, gives a final fine luster to both edge painted and burnished edges.
If you're going to use it for sharpening
These can be used for sharpening, however, these sandpaper are not backed with adhesive. It is best glued to a flat surface like granite or glass if you intent to do so, maybe with spray on or double sided adhesive tape?
Specification
*Each roll is:
- Dimension (cm): 10 cm * 100 cm
- Dimension (inches): 4 inches * 40 inches
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Jun Lin has been my supplier for some time despite living in the USA. His products are quite good (especially his knives & edge bevelers) and his customer service is exemplary. He sent me a sample of this sandpaper a while back with another order. I really liked it so when I saw he now has Uniters edge paint and I needed more I tossed in 2 sets of all grits. I recommend JunLin for everything.
One of the best kind of sandpaper you can get for leather-working. I’ve been using this 3M sandpaper for quite some time, but it can be hard to source where I live and it's nice to have found a reliable supplier for it.
3M 362L Sandpaper