tommorichards Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Ive got 2 basses that need their finish sanding down, however i seem to keep getting rubbish stuff as even though the paint is cured, it clogs really fast or the roughness of the sandpaper fades really quickly. Anyone got any brands that they can direct me to that they know definitely work? Ideally a full set of grits to enable me to fully finish a body. Edited January 19, 2015 by tommorichards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 For flatting primer, I use 600 grit from Rothko & Frost. It's always best to use it 'wet' as it stops the clogging up and you can roll the wet sandpaper to get the little lines and dots of paint off. I normally find I use about half a sheet to flat a whole body. For your topcoats, I'd recommend starting with 1000 grit, followed by 1500 and finally 2000 grit. Some people I know like to go to 2500 or 3000 grit, but I find that 2000 grit followed by using good burnishing creams does the job, although if I'm doing another black body, I would try 2500 before burnishing to try to reduce the amount of elbow grease used (I hand burnish/polish). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1967 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Agree with JPJ re the grades, and I'd recommend Sia or Klingspor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Mirka and Hermes are good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommorichards Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Cheers guys. Just ordered some 600 klingspor as [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]r&f seems hard to find.[/color][/font] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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