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3M Polishing Papers - 12 Large sheets
3M Tr-M-Ite Polishing Papers - could this be the best abrasive there is for mirror polishing silver, acrylics, resin, wood and many other materials?
This is a great value BULK BUY set with 12 sheets of the 3M WetorDry Tri-M-Ite Polishing Papers. You get two full-sized sheets (US letter size which is very similar to A4) of each grit.
They're made from micron sized abrasive particles, slurry coated onto a non-woven synthetic backing. They are soft, cloth-like and paper thin, so wraps smoothly around your piece. You can also wrap the paper around a wooden stick, if you only want to polish the raised surfaces on your piece, for instance, if you have oxidised the piece.
The precision micron grading provides a uniform, consistent finish. These are sometimes referred to as Tri-M-Item papers, or lapping papers. They really give you the most fantastic mirror-like finish on metal clay and silver.
Works wonders on silver clay, sterling silver, and also resin like Alumilite Resin, plastics, acrylics, polyurethanes surface composites, and. Use to remove scratches and bring back transparency to acrylic and polycarbonate. The precision micron grading provides a uniform, consistent finish.
Luthiers and instrument makers - this product is loved by many of you for giving a beautiful finish to your frets and other wood work.
To hand finish your work to a mirror finish, start with the coarsest grit and work to the finest grit. When you see uniform fine lines, move to the next grit. Do not skip grits or you won't get a mirror finish. Grits are colour coded for easy identification.
Each sheet is 21.6cm x 27.9cm (8.5" x 11"). This is a US Letter size, which is very similar to an A4 sheet (A4 is a little taller, and Letter is a little wider of the two).
Please note - these sets have not been split up, or the sheets been cut in half. You get 12 FULL SIZED sheets, TWO sheets of each grit.
The set includes 12 sheets:
- 2 x Light Green - 1 Micron / 8,000 grit
- 2 x Mint - 2 Micron / 6,000 grit
- 2 x Pink - 3 Micron / 4,000 grit
- 2 x Blue - 9 Micron / 1,200 grit
- 2 x Grey - 15 Micron / 600 grit
- 2 x Green - 30 Micron / 400 grit
TOP TIP - Write the grit with a marker pen on the back to help you identify the grit even when it gets a little dirty.
IF YOU FIND THIS SET CHEAPER ELSEWHERE - LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THE SHEETS, AND HOW MANY YOU GET. MANY OF THESE ARE SOLD AS CUT-UP PIECES, OR WITH ONLY ONE SHEET OF EACH GRIT.
You can also buy each of these as individual sheets (click here to see the range) perfect for when you find your favourite grit that you use more than others.
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37 Reviews
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A mirror finish
This set of polishing papers are perfect for achieving a mirror finish on fired silver clay, work your way through the papers from rough to smooth for a flawless finish.
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Fantastic for pre-firing polishing papers
These papers can be used wet or dry and on pre-fired or post fired jewellery. Using these (in order) on pre-fired silver art clay, really highlights any areas that require additional sanding or polishing that you may not notice before firing. If these are used pre-firing, polishing post firing is much easier and definitely gives a mirror finish.
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Does the job well
Gives a good high polish finish to silver clay items.
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Great Product
Great product lovely mirror shine on sliver clay!
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Fantastic!
These have made such a difference to my silver jewellery. The end product looks super shiny.
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Smooth and shiny
Love these polishing papers. Brings the piece of jewellery to a fine, shiny, smooth finish - no scratches!
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brilliant shine
I use these polishing papers for my silver fingerprint jewellery they give a fantastic polish and shine, bought some from Ebay recently what a mistake they were tiny so never again.
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Perfect for tricky to reach places!
Easy to use, cut into smaller pieces very good at polishing small intricate work.
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perfect polish without all the mess
These are the perfect alternative to machine polishing. No messy rouge everywhere, just clean, quiet, take anywhere sheets.
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Smooth Rooks & Crannies
Soft & pliable - a must for your tool box. Tip 1: Cut into small pieces or invest in some thin double sided tape, & glue strips around toothpicks, wooden skewers & thin wooden dowel rods, for a range of useful polishing tools, pure magic. Tip 2: Listen to the sound when you start sanding and you will hear it smooth out when it is time to move on to the next grade of paper.
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hard work!
I found it hard work and difficult to know when you had done enough with each sheet. Also it seemed to get a layer of sticky dirt on the resin after i had been polishing it for a while. I wasnt sure if i was doing it right as i came with no instructions on how to know when you had done enough on each layer. I found that washing the piece after each layer seemed to help remove the dirt and get it ready for the next sheet.
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WOW
just used these for the first time, Sue is right...plenty of elbow grease needed but the result is fantastic and well worth it!!!!
