Solid surfaces Sanding and polishing solid surface materials

sia Abrasives – Your key to a perfect surface Many materials hide a secret. They keep their real beauty hidden. Only a professional finish can reveal what is inside. sia Abrasives has devoted itself to achieving perfectly finished surfaces for more than 135 years. “Finished by sia Abrasives” – the final touch makes all the difference to a wide variety of materials: wood acquires its expressive colour, striking colour contrasts with astounding grain, leather captivates with its subtle nuances, contact lenses ensure the very best acuity of vision, metal glows at the peak of its perfection, marble...

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Company The sia Group is based in Frauenfeld, Switzerland, and is one of the world’s top three suppliers of innovative abrasives. It develops, manufactures and markets complete abrasive systems, customised to specific requirements and applications, for the treatment of every type of surface. Sanding has become a surface treatment technology. sia Abrasives employs about 1,250 people worldwide and is represented through local partners in more than 80 countries. Top-quality products from Switzerland Our careful choice of premium materials, the latest production and manufacturing equipment and sophisticated...

Environmental-friendly production, competent and ethical waste disposal For many years we have concerned ourselves with the efficient use of energy and committed ourselves to protecting the environment. We have implemented many measures within our production processes to protect the air, land and water. We use our energy and raw-material resources efficiently and carefully. Monitoring raw materials, setting quality standards We manufacture top-quality products by thorough monitoring during the production process. The superior properties of sia products represent excellent value for our customers....

Classical solid surfaces Application recommendations for classical solid surface materials such as Corian®, Varicor®, Kerrock®, Avonite®, Creanit®, Hi-Macs®, Staron® and Marlan® 1. Preparation: Dressing/Pre-sanding Flatting of scratches, damage, glue residues, sawing and routing marks 2.1 Matt: 1950 siaspeed Grit: P280 6120 siavlies very fine Additional step only on dark surfaces*: Additional step only on dark surfaces*: Damp sanding: Your perfect gloss level: matt Your perfect gloss level: semi-matt Your perfect gloss level: satin-gloss

Classical solid surfaces Damp sanding with siaair, siacarat Damp sanding achieves a more aggressive cut. Compared to dry sanding, this therefore enables the desired surface to be achieved with less sanding steps. Moreover, the siaair and siacarat products achieve a longer lifetime with damp sanding rather than with dry sanding. Important: Do not use dust extraction when damp sanding. It is advisable to also use the Protection Disc to protect the sander (see page 15). 2.4 High-gloss: 1950 siaspeed Grit: P280 Additional step only on dark surfaces*: 1950 siaspeed Grit: P360 * Additional sanding...

Very hard solid surfaces Surface finishing for very hard solid surface materials such as Askilan® or Silestone® – through to marble and granite Due to their technical features, some new, extremely hard polymer materials are hardly distinguishable from natural stone, and so they have to be processed in a similar way. Conventional abrasives that have aluminium oxide or silicon carbide grit are not suitable or this. Thanks to the ceramic grit in 1950 siaspeed’s coarse grit range and thanks to the diamond grit in 7241 siacarbon and 7240 siacarat, sia Abrasives is probably the only manufacturer to...

Very hard solid surfaces Tip: Cleaning after every sanding operation To achieve high-quality surfaces, the workpiece surface has to be cleaned after every sanding operation. Otherwise the sanding dust can have an abrasive effect that makes it impossible to achieve a high-gloss surface. We therefore recommend that you clean the workpieces after every sanding operation using a microfibre cloth dry or damp together with siachrome magic. Tip: Guide control black powder Applying guide control black powder is recommended because sanding marks are less visible on light workpieces than on dark workpieces....

1950 siaspeed – at full speed to a perfect surface Product profile Grit: Mixed grit types, semi-friable aluminium oxide, aluminium oxide Coating: Electrostatic (K040 – P600) Special process (P800 – P1500) Bonding: Synthetic resin Additional coating: Stearate Backing: Paper (K40 – P600) Film (P800 – P1500) Grit range: K40 – P1500 Advantages – One product for the entire grit range of K40 – P1500 including siasoft – High-performance abrasive – Homogeneous sanding pattern – Longest lifetime Applications – Sanding solid surfaces – Sanding down and fine sanding solid wood – Keying thick layers of varnish...

7241 siacarbon – the harder, the more efficient Product profile Grit: Diamond Coating: Special process Bonding: Synthetic resin Backing: Cloth Grit range: K80, K120, K180, K240, K320, K500 Advantages – Very good lifetime and removal rate thanks to state-of-the-art diamond technology – Excellent performance on hard materials – Sensational sanding finish – Full-surface dust extraction – Can be used moist or dry Product siafast discs Applications – Scratch-resistant lacquers – Gelcoat (polyester and epoxy) – Primers (epoxy) – Hard solid surfaces – Aluminium – Primer and melamine films Grit range...

Standard pad Product profile: Grit: Brown aluminium oxide Coating: Two-sided Backing material: Foam PUR, solvent-free Foam density: Extra-soft, for maximum adaptability Grit range: Coarse, medium, medium fine, fine, super fine, super fine white Advantages – Pressure-equalising foam gives perfect surface finish – Adapts perfectly to the workpiece – Can be used wet or dry – Low clogging Applications – Intermediate varnish sanding on curves, flats and profile rods – Fine sanding routed profiles such as core boxes and curves – Fine sanding sinks and curved parts medium fine super fine super fine...