Resin Diamond Smoothing Pads
What grit diamond do the colors correspond to in smoothing pads?
Our diamond smoothing pads have a different color for each grit pad. It makes it easier to find the grit pad you need quickly.
The colors correspond to these grits:
100 grit = Black
220 grit = Purple
325 grit = Maroon-Brown
600 grit = Cherry Red...
The edges of my smoothing pad are curling up, what do I do?
This is something that happens from time to time on smoothing pads.
The base material for the smoothing pad is a synthetic felt. Once the phenolic resin is applied to that felt and allowed to cure, it slightly shrinks the base material. Felt materials...
The color is coming off my smoothing pad, is it defective?
The coloring is simply a dye added to the phenolic resin to differentiate the grit on the pad. It has no usefulness on the pad at all beyond that.
If color is coming off your smoothing pad, the pad itself should still be fine. It just means we used ...
My smoothing pad is turning white and isn't working as well as before, what's wrong?
If your smoothing pad has begun to turn white (especially along the edges of the disk), then you are beginning to trap ground glass into the underlying mesh of the felt substrate. Over time, this ground glass can build up to a point where it is covering...
The magnet is coming off the back of my smoothing pad, what do I do?
The easiest thing to do is to let the smoothing disk dry out completely, then use a spray adhesive to re-attach the magnet to the disk.
Usually, a magnet will start coming off only around the edges of a disk. Just spray the adhesive on both the magnet...
Do I use cerium oxide with the smoothing pad?
No.
Our smoothing pads are a diamond disk that will grind your glass.
Cerium is used for polishing your glass. It is generally used with a carrier that has no grinding or polishing ability unto itself, like the ...
Can I use my old smoothing pad for anything?
Absolutely!
One of the best tools in our shop is an old smoothing pad.
When you get a new smoothing pad, you'll most likely still be using your existing electroplated disks. The new smoothing pad will be much more aggressive than you've probably gotten...
I had purchased a set of diamond resin-coated disks I seemed to have worn out my 100 grit pad, I was wondering if the electroplated 100 diamond grit pad would be a better choice. Would the electroplated pad out-work the resin-coated disk and be cheaper in the long run for me?
Resin diamond pads are meant for cleanup after a surface has been ground with an electroplated diamond pad. Even in the 100 grit, a resin diamond pad is not as aggressive and will wear very quickly if used to grind through material rather than clean ...
I have a relatively new felt polishing pad that has delaminated from the magnet. Is it possible to reattach it and is there a specific glue that you recommend.
As water and adhesives do not like one another, you may find that your smoothing pad and/or felt pad can detach from the magnet backing after periods of use. We recommend sending the pad back to us, and we'll apply a new magnet to your pad at no cost...
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