Author Topic: abralon questions in proper forum.... (Read 1186 times)

vilecanards · « **on:** April 03, 2007, 04:58:04 PM »

Reading a different post about having a new ball spinner brought a question to mind. How can you tell when you have worn out an abralon pad? Do they wear out all at once? After 4 uses? 10 uses? Say you are using 1000 grit, brand new, putting a new surface on a ball, doing the 6 quadrants(turn the ball position five times)... when you finish you have a nice DULL/MATTE finish at 1000 grit. Now, after using this same pad on five other balls, I notice that the finish of the last ball is a nice SHEEN. Is it still at 1000 grit, only with a sheen finish? Or, if the pad is wearing out/losing its grit, is the finish now slightly higher than 1000 grit? 1200? 1500? 1800? I see abralon grits at 500, 1000, 2000, 4000.... is that all there are? What if you want an 800 grit abralon finish? Any answers at all would be truly appreciated, as I am new with this abralon stuff!

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azguy · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2007, 06:26:06 AM »

So many things will/can make the pads wear down it's hard to tell you if you have started to wear it down or not. Things like amount of pressure you use, how much water you use during and how well you clean them after use.

For me, general cover adjustments, a 4000 and a 2000 will last a lot longer than a 500 or a 1000. I do mark them after they loose the grit and will put them aside for a 'step down' between grits but that's me and I'm only guessing where they are but for a full resurface it work. After they drop again, I turn them over and use the back side for cleaning and applying polish, I'm cheap.

180 and 360 will not last as long as the 500 or 1000, again, pressure and water all depends on how well you clean them also. I use a small brush for cleaning nails or an old toothbrush to clean any particles off after each use. I also have a drying rack I use so I don't squeeze them like a sponge.

As you can tell or will read I'm sure, we all do different things with the pads and they last different lengths with each person that uses them. Again, pressure and water, IMO, the two things that will make or break the life of the pad.
JMO

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Author Topic: abralon questions in proper forum.... (Read 1186 times)

vilecanards

abralon questions in proper forum....

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