If you are a woodworker and you do any sanding on contoured edges or irregular surfaces, the "Sanding Mop" is the product for you!! This neat little product sands some of the hardest to get at spots. Great for wood moulding, raised panel doors, carvings, bowls, furniture, table legs, restoring antiques... When your option seems to be "I guess I'll have to sand it by hand", let the Sanding Mop do it for you and watch it leave the detail on your piece along with a beautiful finish! This outstanding prduct is made from Klingspor's best stearate coated, extremely flexible sanding cloth. The gold coloured aluminum oxide abrasive grit is designed for metal or wood, stearate coated so it won't plug or heat up, and glued to a double woven Egyptian cloth for the best flexiblity and the longest wear available. Keep in mind that the sandpaper material used in these mops, also works great on metal. These mops work excellent when removing oxide and clear coat befor buffing, while maintaining the detail of the piece. You'll wonder how you ever got along without it! Click on the video link to see a video on the Sanding Mop.
Sanding Mops are made from Klingspor's finest flexible clothback material, pre-slit to prevent detail loss on your project. This gold colour sandpaper is absolutely outstanding!
For wider Sanding Mops, check out our Moulding Sander
How to know which grit(s) to use?
Sanding Mop grits available are 80, 120, 180 ,220, & 320. When ordering 2 grits, keep in mind that the most popular combination is the 120 and 220 grit. They are a superior mixture for use on both hardwoods and softwoods. 120g for hardwood, and 220g for softwood.
320 grit - The most substantial time saver when used with spacers for finishing a project. It does all the in-between coat sanding on carvings and even on assembled raised panel doors. Excellent set up grit for polishers.
80 grit - Very aggressive - for rough hardwood, furniture stripping, log home refinishing, patio furniture.
120 grit - Most popular grit for hardwood mouldings, panel doors, turnings, legs. Exceptional performance when used with stabilizers on routered edges.
180 grit - mainly used on MDF, poplar and other medium hardwoods. Excellent grit in production shops for pine.
220 grit - Our most popular finishing grit. Excellent performance on pine. Can be used with stabilizers for edges or with spacers for initial in between coat sanding.
4" Sanding Mop Kit
Includes 48 sanding strips, mandrel,
5 spacers and 2 stabilizers. Choose from 80, 120, 180, 220 or 320 grits.
6" Sanding Mop Kit
Includes 48 sanding strips, mandrel, 5 spacers
and 2 stabilizers. Choose from 80, 120 , 180, 220 or 320 grits.
Sanding
Mop Mandrel
1/4"
drill or drill press mount with 1/2" diameter by 1" long shaft
for stacking the sanding mop strips.
Spacers
Small
red washers to place between some of the sanding mop strips to create
a softer mop. Sold in packages of 5.
Stabilizers
White
Nylon washers used on the outside of the sanding mop strips, create
a stiffer, more aggressive mop. Small for 4" mop or large for 6"
mop.