easier deflashing?

[tjh0188]

anyone ever tried to deflash a disc using a bench grinder with a cloth polishing wheel on it? seems like it might work as long as you don't try to rush it and get the disc real hot from friction.

 

[turso]

Should work, but as you said, be careful. I just use asphalt

 

[tjh0188]

yeah i did that with my spd, but im taking a trip over to dads tomorrow and thought i might bring a few discs with me to try out. will certainly make it faster!

 

[JR]

High grit number sanding paper is easy enough too without an access to machinery. Say 800 and above.

 

[PMantle1]

I do this,

 

[JHern]

I borrow my wife's nail file...shhhh, don't tell her!

 

[Jesse B 707]

I just use 120ish grit sandpaper, imo using a blade or machine is just overkill and has a greater chance to wreck your disc than it does to save you time.

 

[pask2155]

What does this deflashing do? Why deflashing a disc? Sorry for the ignorance

 

[PMantle1]

What does this deflashing do? Why deflashing a disc? Sorry for the ignorance

Every disc I've ever owned with significant flash has been shorter and more overstable before removal. YMMV.

 

[Steady 26542]

I just use 120ish grit sandpaper, imo using a blade or machine is just overkill and has a greater chance to wreck your disc than it does to save you time.

This will give you a more uniformed deflashing. I tape a piece of sandpaper to a table top and then tape a couple fingers to the disc and then move the disc in a circular motion. I use 200 grit though.

 

[JR]

I should add that for a coarse flash i start gently with lower grit paper and 120 is the heaviest i'd touch but at first i started with what i had available 80 and that is accident prone.

 

[tjh0188]

200 sounds like a nice happy medium. Finish with 1000 grit! Lol

 

[Timko]

I go the bradly walker approach, unless it's a used disc. Then I use sandpaper.

 

[XCyclone]

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