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 '**** 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.

 

[Richard_C]

Staples, Amazon and a few others list spraymount at shade over £5 a can. A lot of them are designed to be repositionable for a while so take time to fully bond. Cheap spraymount plus (free) patience?

 

[Ollie78]

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.

I do not know how sticky the spray mount is in comparison to superglue but the original poster was saying the sandpaper has a shiny plastic backing making it hard to stick.
I suggested the masking tape method because I use it all the time on my cnc machine for fixing the material down and now many other things, since learning about it a few years ago.
I buy masking tape in boxes of 24 from car paint suppliers so I just always have some around and had not thought of the cost really, just the effectiveness.
The superglue does not need to be full coverage of the area of masking tape just a few lines or dots can be enough.

Also this method can be peeled off whenever you want without leaving any residue.

 

[Dauph]

Thank you for your input gents. Turns out my missis has some spray mount, so I gave it a go and it worked a treat

 

[imageel]

Thank you for your input gents. Turns out my missis has some spray mount, so I gave it a go and it worked a treat

Glad you resolved the issue, I was about to recommend Screwfix's own brand spray contact adhesive -
I have used this over the years to affix roll abrasives to a glass plate that I then use for sharpening edges, one side 180 the other 320 and then you can merely lay finer wet-n-dry full A4 sheets of silicon carbide 600, and then 1200grit paper on to achieve a near mirror finish, the 320 grit paper will grip them so they don't slide about..
Works for me over the years and the applied roll abrasives last for ever and can be easily changed albeit you need cellulose thinners or similar to remove the residual adhesive from the glass...