Norton Multi Sanding Pads
Five inch sanding pads for abrading coatings between coats, feathering repairs and detail prep work.
Specifications
- Size
- 5 inch
- Product type
- Sanding pads
- Ships
- 2 to 3 business days
Good to know
- If you are past the manufacturer's chemical recoat window, mechanical abrasion is what replaces the chemical bond. Dull the whole surface, with no glossy spots left behind.
- A missed glossy area is where a topcoat peels later. Consistency matters more than aggression on a recoat scuff.
- Vacuum sanding dust off before recoating. Dust left on a scuffed surface defeats the point of scuffing it.
- Confirm the grit option against the job before ordering, since grit is what determines whether the pad scuffs or cuts.
About the Norton Multi Sanding Pads
Five inch sanding pads cover the detail abrasion work that a grinder is too aggressive for. That means scuffing a cured coating so the next coat has something to key into, feathering the edge of a patch or a repair so the transition disappears, knocking down a run or a drip, and cleaning up the perimeter and the corners a floor machine never reaches.
The recoat scuff is the one that matters most on a coating job. When a topcoat goes on outside the manufacturer's chemical recoat window, mechanical abrasion is what replaces the chemical bond, and the surface has to be uniformly dulled with no glossy spots left. A missed area is where the topcoat peels later, so light and consistent beats aggressive and patchy.
Grit selection is job specific, so confirm the grit option at checkout against what you are doing. Fine grits scuff and prepare, coarser grits cut and feather. Vacuum the dust off before recoating, because sanding dust left on a scuffed surface defeats the entire point of scuffing it.
What it is used for
- Scuffing a cured coating before a topcoat outside the recoat window
- Feathering patch and repair edges
- Knocking down runs, drips and high spots in a cured film
- Detail prep at perimeters and corners a floor machine cannot reach
Questions about this product
What are 5 inch sanding pads used for on a coating job?
Five inch sanding pads handle the detail abrasion work on coating jobs: scuffing a cured coating before a topcoat, feathering patch and repair edges, knocking down runs and drips, and prepping perimeters and corners that a floor grinder cannot physically reach.
Do I have to sand between coats?
Sanding between coats depends on the recoat window: inside the coating manufacturer's chemical recoat window a topcoat bonds chemically to the layer below, and once that window closes the surface has to be mechanically abraded so the next coat can key into it.
What grit should I use?
Grit depends on the work, so confirm the grit option against your job rather than defaulting to one. Finer grits scuff and prepare a cured coating for recoating, while coarser grits cut and feather patch edges. Check the coating manufacturer's guidance where they publish a preparation grit.
Do I need to clean up before recoating?
Yes, vacuum all sanding dust off the surface before the next coat goes down, because dust sitting on a freshly scuffed coating fills the profile you just created and becomes a bond breaker. That is exactly the failure scuffing was meant to prevent.
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