Best Brand of Sandpaper?

[jocat54]

I am almost to point of needing to buy some more sandpaper and was looking for opinions on what brand and where to buy (not grit) everyone thinks is the best buy for the money. Thanks

 

[rjwolfe3]

I like abranet.

 

[lwalden]

Abranet. I believe Neil (Wolftat) still has some for sale in the individual classifieds- try this link if you're interested. http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=57624
you might also want to do a search on abranet- been discussions on several occasions regarding how it stacks up to other sanding options.

 

[Mack C.]

I am almost to point of needing to buy some more sandpaper and was looking for opinions on what brand and where to buy (not grit) everyone thinks is the best buy for the money. Thanks

After asking that reasonably same question here some time back, I buy all my sandpaper now ar Car-Quest in Canada. They are an auto body collision centre. I buy AO in all grits and cut it into 1" strips. I was used to J weight previously, but I can only get B weight from Car-Quest. It works great for me. I really don't sand that much, never below 320, and almost always start and finish with 400 grit.

 

[AKBeaver]

+1 for Abranet. Consistent grit, doesn't clog and last a long time.

 

[thewishman]

Norton 3X. When I need to seal woods with a CA slurry, the 320 works very well.

 

[willardz]

I prefer Norton

 

[Tuba707]

After trying a bunch of brands, Norton 3X has been the best for me hands down. Have not tried Abranet, though.

 

[wolftat]

I swear by Abranet and have plenty of it.

 

[PaulDoug]

I started using this and I love it. A roll lasts a long long time.

http://www.woodworkingshop.com/cgi-bin/5D239164/mac/qryitems.mac/itemDisplay?qryType=STYLE&itemSt=SR002X10G&coreDsc=2%22%20X%2010%20METER%20GOLD%20ROLLS

 

[snowman56]

The gold is very good.

 

[Great Googly Moogly]

I'm sure someone famous once said, "give me abranet, or give me death"...I think that's how the saying goes, but I have been known to make mistakes...

 

[hewunch]

I use Klingsphor too. I get the big sheets and cut them down. I bought 3 boxes of 3 grits 3 years ago and still have a bunch left.

 

[DocStram]

Without a doubt . . . Finkat!

 

[bitshird]

I used to think it was a bunch of hooey, but after trying Abranet I find I really like it, it's consistent and wears well, I like the fact it doesn't clog up like regular Wet or Dry type sandpaper, and it's cleaner,

 

[les-smith]

Norton Sandwet by far is the best IMHO and it's easily available, use it wet or dry. I've used Abranet and my complaint concerning it is that it seems to get slick when I use it on CA and it loses it's abrasive qualities. On wood it seems to work fine. I bought a bunch in a group buy and haven't used it in quite a while. Go with Norton Sandwet.

 

[JimMc7]

Rhyno waterproof from Industrial Abrasives is best I've used:

http://www.industrialabrasives.com/...e-waterproof-paper-sheets-black-c-74_106.html

 

[toolcrazy]

Another vote for Abranet, won't use anything else.

 

[Vol1]

I got my sandpaper at Autozone and I supplement it with micromesh. It works great on the trustone and the acrylics.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Klingspore Gold. For pens Micro Mesh.

 

[TellicoTurning]

I'm another advocate for Abranet, but I also buy the cloth backed Klingspore at Naugger Knob, a local carving store.

 

[LEAP]

I love abranet for wood. Been turning a bunch of bowls lately and can't get over how well the abranet works. Smooth surface with no sanding lines even on the courser grits. It has cut the sanding time by at least a third.

 

[JerrySambrook]

Abranet for dry.
Finkat or Sun Gold for wet, and for very fine work.

Also, if you are doing other than pens, the Sun Gold is on B weight paper, so it can be readily "molded" to minimize loss of detail.
It has been a little while since I have had finkat, so I do not remember the paper weight
Both the Sun Gold and Finkat are wet sanding papers as well, without the aluminum oxide dust created by most wet-dry papers
Jerry

 

[HSTurning]

+1 Abranet