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I was wondering about the 3-color (tri-grit?) sanding sticks by Squadron. I know the dark grey color is the roughest and is used first, but which one is next? Is the light grey or white side the smoothest? THey both feel about the same to me. It seems like this should be a no brainer, but it dawned on me today that I really don't know.
If somebody knows for sure the order from roughest to smoothest, please share!
Thanks,
JS
I'm pretty sure the white is the smoothest. I use it to polish any surface I want nice and smooth with a bit of a shine. The white does it for me. The light gray is a very fine.
Gene Beaird,Pearland, Texas
G. Beaird,
Pearland, Texas
Ditto.
Dark gray, then light gray, then white.
Paul
Walmart or even the Dollar store sell the 4-sided padded multi grit polishing sticks that are great and cheap!
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
Does anyone know where I can get these things in bulk or packages of 10? Paying $2 each at the LHS is a bit, uh, tedious.
John
Look in the cosmetics department of your RiteAid, Walgreens, WalMart, etc. The sanding and polishing sticks and blocks are with the beauty "tools", and are about half of what you would pay for them as hobby items.
Mike
All the ones I have have two grits on one side, and one on the other. The gray is the coarsest, then the white, then I flip it to the side that only has one color and that is the buffing side.
13151015
You might also try a beauty supply shop, like Sally's, for sanding sticks. They sell the same things we use, just a lot cheaper.
Bob
Just launched: Revell 1/249 U.S.S. Buckley w/ after market PE and guns.
Building: Italieri 1/35 P.T. 596 w/ Lion Roar PE.
Thanks for the replies, everybody! I had been using the dark grey, then the white since they were on the same side, and doing the light grey last. Now that I'm doing it the way y'all suggested, it does seem to make a difference - thanks again!
Also note that Hobby Lobby is stocking most if not all of the Alpha Abrasives products...including their sanding sticks and twigs. I recommend them!!!
Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt
http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/
"Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."
mrmike Look in the cosmetics department of your RiteAid, Walgreens, WalMart, etc. The sanding and polishing sticks and blocks are with the beauty "tools", and are about half of what you would pay for them as hobby items. Mike
True, I have purchased a few from the cosmetics section. The only problem is that they are very poor for wet sanding and that's where the Squadron sticks shine.
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