Work Sharp Sharpening System - Manual (Page 18)

Putting the grit on the plate is simple.
Just peel off the clear backing, align the
abrasive with the center hole, and roll it
on out as is shown in these photos.
Place the grits in order with a coarse grit
on one side and the next finer grit on the
other. Progress on up through all of the
grits you intend to use.
I like to write the grit number on the face
of each abrasive near the mounting hole.
That way it is easy to see what grit is
mounted since once you have abrasive
on both sides of the glass plate you can
no longer see the markings on the
back.
When you get to mounting the Mi-
croMesh material, note that its
backing is in three parts so be
sure to get all three. Also, be sure
to roll it from the middle out to
avoid any air bubbles that would
cause an uneven surface. The
MicroMesh material is much softer
and more pliable so bubbles will
form more easily than under the
traditional abrasive sheets.
It is also a good idea to clean
the glass plate well before you
adhere the abrasive to make
sure there are no dust or chips
between the plate and the abra-
sive. When you get down into
the 3600 to 6000 range the grit
particles are very small (2 mi-
crons for the 6000 grit) so even
a small chip or dust particle will
cause a bump in the abrasive
surface that is much larger than
the grit particles themselves.