Spray adhesive

Bill DeShivs

Bill DeShivs

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I remember some of you speaking of using a spray adhesive to stick sandpaper on your sharpeners. I need to be able to peel & stick sandpaper to a device I'm working with, but I will need to replace the paper frequently. Is there something I can use that will peel off cleanly?
Thanks.
Bill
 
Bill,
Try a can of 3M spray adhesive. The lighter the spray you appply, the less permanent the bond. Also, the base material is a factor. Material with large pores like wood or fabric will stick more tenaciously. I use 3M to stick wet/dry to glass which. However, I don;t peel it off until it's used up and I'm ready to clean the glass and apply a fresh strip. However, if glass is your base material, you can try a very light spray (holding the can about 16" from the paper) and see how that does.

There is another product that I've seen that will stick yet allow you to pull it up and reposition. Problem is, I can;t think of it right now or even remember the applications it's used for.

The 3M is cheap enough that if it doesn;t work it'll be around your shop where you will almost certainly find other uses for it.
 
That other one is the one I'm looking for!
Thanks.
Bill
 
HandAmerican sells "Super Grip" which sounds like it mightdo the trick. Its used in the scary sharp system to afix the sand paper to the glass substrate.
 
3M adhesives come in several flavors: 90 is the stick it and never think about removing it again, 77 is pretty close but you can still remove the item later, and there is one that stays "tacky" like tape that I can't remember the number on right now...it might be 75...in any case, they sell all of the above in the paint dept at home depot. If you read the can, you will find the right one. 3M also makes many other spray adhesives for different materials, but for what you are talking about, and what is generally easily available, these three are most applicable.
 
The painters at work use self adhesive sanding discs about 8 inches in diameter and I use the same ones on my metal sanding disc , work great come off real easy.
 
YOU MIGHT TRY A REPOSITIONABLE SCRAPBOOKING TAPE. MY WIFE USES THIS STUFF FOR PICTURES AND OTHER THINGS IN HER SCRAPBOOKS AND IT'S REALLY THIN. ONE BRAND SHE LIKES IS CALLED EZRUNNER.:thumbup:
 
I use Duro spray on adhesive. You can find it at Wal-Mart. It sticks enough to hold, but is soft enough to peel off when you want to change .
 
Ditto on that duro spray adhesive. I bought some to do the headliner in my jeep but discovered it would let go after a while. I left the can at the sign shop and they ended up using it to stick sand paper to the plastic backer on their angle grinder. Its under $5 a can which is half the price of super 77.

Edit: I havent fixed the headliner since the attempt with duro, but if i rub my hand across the headliner it resticks itself for an hour or so even in freezing temperatures.
 
I think StretchNM is talking about
"3M™ Responsitionable 75 Spray Adhesive."

You might also try double stick tape.
 
Spray Dupont #77 on your paper and let it dry for 10 minutes before bonding. Do not spray both mating surfaces and do not bond while wet.
 
I have had good luck using Krylon #7020 Easy-Tack for sticking sandpaper to an aluminum plate. It doesn't seem to leave much residue.

Bruceter
 
3M Super 77.
Clean up with Bestine Rubber Cement Thinner or WD40.
Thinner works better WD40 will do.
 
HandAmerican sells "Super Grip" which sounds like it might do the trick. Its used in the scary sharp system to afix the sand paper to the glass substrate.
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I don’t believe this would work. I just got some, its sort of like a paste that doesn’t dry out. It works great for a 1/3 sheet of sandpaper, but the bond is pretty week (really just like water on the glass almost) and I don’t think it would hold anything smaller very well, or on a rough surface.

You could try some of handamerican's PSA film (http://www.handamerican.com/psa3.html), it comes in rolls, and its double sided. You unroll it, stick the sandpaper to it, and then leave it till you need it. You then peel off the backing and stick your "PSA paper" to whatever. I haven’t tried this stuff yet, but it’s the same as what’s on there pre made PSA paper witch I have. It sticks to just about anything, it’s a little hard to remove from clean glass if it’s been there a while, but it can be done. You could get some pre-made PSA paper form them or someone else and try it out.
 
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