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Office Hours:	9:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
Phone:	(770)279-8111
Toll Free:	(888)68-EAGLE
Fax:	770-279-0727
Mailing:	Eagle Abrasives, Inc. 4025 Steve Reynolds Blvd. Norcross, GA 30093
Email:	info@EagleAbrasives.com

GENERAL QUESTIONS:
Q. Where can I purchase Eagle Abrasives products?
Q. How can I become a distributor for Eagle Abrasives products?

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS:
Q. What's the meaning of Grit #? Can you explain the Grading System?
Q. How is Micron Grading compared to P-Grade?
Q. What does SUPER-TACK mean?
Q. What type of interface pad should I use?
Q. What is the sanding speed and finish equivalent for Assilex, Tolex, Buflex, and Tolecut?

Q. Where can I purchase Eagle Abrasives products?

A. Please contact our office at 888-68-EAGLE for the nearest distributor in your area.

Q. How can I become a distributor for Eagle Abrasives products?

A. You may fax your request and detail information of your business to our office.
A representative will contact you for further assistance.

Q. What's the meaning of Grit?. Can you explain the Grading System?

A. Mineral grading (grit) refers to the number of openings within a defined area on a standard control screen mesh used for grading.

Q. How is Micron Grading compared to P-Grade?

Fepa "P" grit sizes for coated abrasives:

FEPA (P-GRADE)	MICRON MEAN DIAMETER ds 50	FEPA (P-GRADE)	MICRON MEAN DIAMETER ds 50
P12	1815	P240	58.5 +/- 2
P16	1324	P280	52.2 +/- 2
P20	1000	P320	46.2 +/- 1.5
P24	764	P360	40.5 +/- 1.5
P30	642	P400	35 +/- 1.5
P36	538	P500	30.2 +/- 1.5
P40	425	P600	25.8 +/- 1
P50	336	P800	21.8 +/- 1
P60	269	P1000	18.3 +/- 1
P80	201	P1200	15.3 +/- 1
P100	162	P1500	12.6 +/- 1
P120	125	P2000	10.3 +/- 0.8
P150	100	P2500	8.4 +/- 0.5
P180	82
P220	68

Q. What does SUPER-TACK mean?

A. Super-Tack is Kovax's trade name for Hook & Loop type Coated Abrasives.

Q. What type of interface pad should I use?

A. The following table will give some general suggestions of which interface pad to use on what product and for what purposes. When used between SUPER-TACK back-up pad and abrasive disc, these soft foam interface pads will increase flexibility and provides extra cushioning to minimize deep scratches thus improve finish. Interface Cushion Pads are available in different sizes of 3”, 5”, 6” and also 6” vacuum assist pads. Recommended to use from grits P600 and finer.

Type of Disc You Are Using - Part No.		Suggested Interface pad For Faster Cut Normal Use Better Finish
3” Yellow-Film - 5” Yellow-Film - 6” Yellow-Film - 6” Yellow-Film (Dustless) - 6” Super Buflex - Black - 6” Super Buflex - Green - 6” Super Tolex - 6” Assilex - Sky (Dustless) - 6” Assilex - Lemon (Dustless) - 6” Assilex - Orange (Dustless) - 6” Assilex - Ocean (Dustless) -	730-xxxx 554-xxxx 778-xxxx 779-xxxx 193-1501 193-1502 193-1503 193-1538 193-1539 193-1540 193-1545	971-0042 971-0039 971-0042 971-0042	971-7502 4530 4631 4631 971-7052 971-7052 971-0042 971-0039 971-0039 971-0039 971-0049	971-7051 971-7052 971-7054 971-7052 971-7054 971-7054 971-7054

Q. What is the sanding speed and finish equivalent for Assilex, Tolex, Buflex, and Tolecut?

A. The table below gives the approximate sanding speed and finish equivalents.

	Assilex Ocean	Assilex Sky	Assilex Lemon	Assilex Orange	Tolex	Buflex Green	Buflex Black	Tolecut Pink	Tolecut Green	Tolecut Black
Sanding Speed Equivalence	±240	±320	±600	±1000	±1200	±1200	±1500	±1000	±1200	±1500
Sanding Speed Equivalence	Time required to completely cover and sand within a given area is equivalent to the speed of above grit number in traditional abrasive paper. (Because "depth of sanding scratches" differ from product to product, the above guide is not necessarily equivalent to speed of material removal in volume).
Finish Equivalence	±360	±500	±800	±1500	±2000	±2500	±3000	±2000	±2500	±3000
Finish Equivalence	The effort required to polish the finish of referenced products is equivalent to a finish left behind by above grit number.