brian d Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Anyone know where I can get 3M abrasives (sandpapers and wools in particular) in Melbourne? What about Tite Bond? Or reasonable alternatives to them? I went to Bunnings and couldn't find any papers finer than 420 grit, and the steel wools they had looked like they'd leave metal dust all over the piece. They didn't have Tite Bond or even Elmers, and I wasn't sure which of the glues they had - if any - would do the job as well. I hope I don't have to order this stuff from the US, but I don't want to compromise on the results and (being a lazy bugger) don't want to waste time with inferior products. Regards, Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 No matter where you are in the world, I'm sure you can get finer grit sandpapers at any autobody finishing supply store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dash Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 as southpa said, auto body suppliers are probably your best bet. as for tite bond, try a specialty timber supplier, thats where i got mine in adelaide. if all else fails you may be able to get it through bunnings/mitre 10 etc. as a special order. cheers darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3Va1L Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Worst case scenario for titebond: Ebay... I got mine there until I found that a wood shop had it for like 5$ less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Mailloux Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Carba-tec is the place to go my man! They've got Titebond (all versions), hot stuff CA glue, shellac, hide glue pellets, tons of luthier friendly tools including those violin maker planes, lots of guitar building books and more! For the sandpaper look up those car places as mentioned, they've got all 3M products including those blue or green binding tapes, sandpaper, polishing pastes ect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian d Posted April 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 cool... thanks for all the replies. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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