I need help on how to sand solid surface.
The product is Formica solid surface and the color is night mist. I have sanded with micro mesh down to 12000 but it still looks to grey. Any tips would be greatly appeciated.
Thanks
I need help on how to sand solid surface.
The product is Formica solid surface and the color is night mist. I have sanded with micro mesh down to 12000 but it still looks to grey. Any tips would be greatly appeciated.
Thanks
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Just guessing, but how about something like honing compound or jewelers' rouge?
Scott.
I have no experience, but I'm thinking that there must be some rubbing compounds that are made specially for this stuff.
For some if my smaller hand-made furniture projects, I use lacquer, rubbing it out with wet sanding, followed with automotive rubbing compound. Mirror-like.
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I found this.
http://www.formica.com/publish/site/na/us/en/index/solidSurfacing/documents.GnFParSys.0038.DownloadFile.File.tmp/2009_SS_FabricationGuide.pdf
About 130 page pdf. Page 111 or so starts the sanding info
Edited 10/26/2009 7:56 pm by mikeys
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FastEddie:
Yeah, it is, but I'm referring the OP to a local guy who's forgotten more than I know about finishing solid surface. Call Dani Homrich at 248-852-9248 or visit http://www.daniclamp.com
Kowboy
Did you fabricate the tops your self? It could be that you sanded too much. The other thing could be that you are using the wrong side. It's 100% solid all the way through, but the flecks are suspended more at the top surface. Too much sanding will usually leave patches of more/less flecks, while using the wrong side will result in hardly any flecks. It's not impossible to use the wrong side either.