Fixing sandpaper to a flat board

[Dauph]

Has anyone tried to stick the purple 3M sandpaper to a board? I was using normal paper and wood glue before, but the 3M has a "non-slip" plasticised backing that doesn't bond to wood very well. I've heard that spray mount is good but, it's not cheap. Ideally I'd like to be able to remove the paper once knackered and reuse the board for the same again.
Any thoughts?

 

[Blackswanwood]

Is double sided tape a viable option?

 

[Ollie78]

Try the superglue and masking tape method. Put masking tape on both items to be stuck (the paper and the board in this case) then glue them together with superglue and activator (mitre mate etc.) when finished they can be peeled off. This creates a remarkably strong fixture but will still peel off.
Actually in your case you probably only need put the masking tape on the board side.

 

[Sideways]

Evo stick contact cement ?

 

[Chubber]

Is double sided tape a viable option?

I resorted to this when I dropped a precious low angle paring chisel and took a little corner off. I didn't feel confident in taking it to the 6" grinder. I bought 3M double sided tape from Screwfix to hold down abrasive paper to a piece of 18mm ply and used an old Record honing guide. The tape sticks 'like 'dung to a pusser's blanket...'

Edit-that moralising spellchecker is clever, it threw out sh (figure 1) t!

 

[ChaiLatte]

Try the superglue and masking tape method.

In the original post, there is a comment on the cost of spray mount. Can we assume you have given regard to this before making your suggestion.

How many square metres of sandpaper would one can of the spray mount would stick, and thus what is its cost per square metre?

A 400ml can costs £21.85 delivered (https://www.graphicsdirect.co.uk/co...-spray-adhesives/products/3m-spraymount-400ml) and will cover 10 square metres.

Do a similar assessment with the masking tape and superglue (remembering that that area of masking tape is doubled) and see how the two costs compare.

Toolstation masking tape (67832) is £2.50 for 50m at 48mm wide. So that is 1.2 square metres double coverage per roll or 8 1/3 rolls (costing £20.83) for 10 square metres. That leaves you £1.02 for 10 square metres-worth of superglue.