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3M Flexible Polishing Papers


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Strong micro-grit papers so flexible you can use them like cloth, wet or dry! Because they conform to any surface shape, they're great for polishing contoured guitar finishes, frets, plastic pickguards, pearl inlays and more. The first samples we received were jealously hoarded in our shops, quickly becoming favorites for polishing nuts and saddles, and for touchups in lacquer finishes.

Sold individually or SAVE $1.00 when you purchase the set of all six grits.

"Indispensable for polishing bone and pearl nuts. They leave a gorgeous luster with no dark residue in porous bone."
—Don MacRostie, Red Diamond Mandolins

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  Item# Description In stock Price Quantity
6040 Green, 30 micron/400 grit, per sheet Yes
$2.36

6041 Gray, 15 micron/600 grit, per sheet Yes
$2.36

6042 Blue, 9 micron/1200 grit, per sheet Yes
$2.36

6043 Pink, 3 micron/4000 grit, per sheet Yes
$2.36

6044 Aqua, 2 micron/6000 grit, per sheet Yes
$2.36

6045 White, 1 micron/8000 grit, per sheet Yes
$2.36

6046 Set of all 6 grits SAVE $1.00 Yes
$13.16


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Each sheet is coated on one side with micron-graded particles of aluminum oxide (1200-8000 grit) or silicon carbide (400-600 grit), on an extremely flexible non-woven .007" synthetic backing.

The pattern coating won't clog quickly. They leave no dark residue in porous bone nuts and saddles. The durable tear-resistant sheet washes easily in water.

Each sheet is a generous 9" x 11" (228.6mm x 279.4mm).

"The most versatile abrasive in my shop."
—Erick Coleman

"Lasts a long time, and so flexible you can buff shoeshine-style!"
—Dan Erlewine

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3M Flexible Polishing Papers
3M Flexible Polishing Papers
 
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5 6-16-2013
Simply Amazing!

These make polishing Frets a breeze. Excellent for finish repair jobs. I am going to try and post a picture of a Birdseye Maple Fret Board that’s frets were polished and a divot in the board repaired with these. A must have.

Rock'n R Guitars  Montana, USA Read my reviews (9)
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5 5-28-2013
Save some time and effort and use these.

Much faster than other polishing papers, you can use them wet or dry for just about anything. Great stuff.

Mack L.  California Read my reviews (8)
4 4-18-2013
Perfect small area polishers

Great on fixing dings but you have to start with course and work up to fine, without polishing media (do not skip steps). I cut smaller strips and find this is quite handy for smaller areas and neck work.

Griggles  Calgary Read my reviews (11)
5 4-11-2013
good stuff

Another alrounder especially good for small irregular shapes, nuts, frets, finish touch ups, etc.

papabird  England Read my reviews (4)
5 3-31-2013
A Must Have!

These Papers don't clog quickly and they leave a beautiful shine!

DJB  USA Read my reviews (4)
5 3-19-2013
Nice Stuff

A month later and i'm still using the first pieces i cut.

Bugs Wisely  Maine Read my reviews (4)
5 3-08-2013
Great products

These micro grit sanding sheets are just the ticket for high quality repairs...

mikrow  Huntington Beach, CA Read my reviews (13)
5 12-16-2012
The perfect fret polishing & nut polishing paper!

I must say, when the fret erasers came out, I thought those were pretty neat but they can't compare to what this 3M product can do! Hands down, i'm much happier with how my frets polished up with these papers. They also serve well for polishing up a string nut. Order yours today! Cellini Custom Guitars

Eric C.  Las Vegas,Nv. Read my reviews (14)
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5 12-14-2012
Great product, absolutely necessary!

I love the micro mesh pads and these flexible polishing papers. They are absolutely indispensable when working on frets, nuts, bridges, or anything where a nice smooth finish is concerned. I've done more drop fills, finish repairs, ding repairs, fret and nut polishing using these things it's ridiculous. These fit in any spot and are fantastic.

Bob Long, The Guitar Surgeon  Corpus Christi, Texas Read my reviews (4)
5 12-11-2012
Fabulous!

These are a must-have. I use them for buffing bone nuts to a high gloss, and they are great for shining up fret ends too.

Dogwood Guitars  Kansas City, MO Read my reviews (22)
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