Micro-Mesh Quad-Grade Nail Buffer 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches

I had something very similar to this product many years ago. It fell by the wayside somewhere and I have tried in vane to find one again.

This product is pretty much it. Color & buffing grits seem pretty close to those of the misplaced version.

Used in conjunction with the Ruby Stone (also sold by SBM) a few minutes spent before playing pays enormous dividends.

Micro-mesh is an abrasives company and I have used their products in fine wood finishing for years. They made their way into the guitar nail care world some years ago as sheets of abrasive, sometimes offered with a small square pad as a set.

The thing is the edges of the sheets take the brunt of the use & wrapping a sheet around a glass file or metal file to use the center area creates a round corner which cups the underside of the nail.

The Quad Buff offers clean edges (no wrap) with backing foam stiff enough to allow dressing of the entire bearing area in straight strokes.


I bought two & now that I know where they live will never be without.

Purchased these on the recommendations of my classical guitar teacher. Very happy with the quad-grade buffer from Strings By Mail - perfect size and price point. Very useful to get a smooth, glass-like surface on my nails quickly.

I got this for my husband. He says “so far it is working good and I would give it high marks.” This is definitely a different kind of buffer/file compared to the kind you can purchase at a beauty supply store. Just get this and you will be happy, unless of course you are or live with a nail tech.

It took a few weeks outside for the Nail Buffer to off-gas sufficiently for me to want to hold it, let alone use it. Now that I have used it. Here are my thoughts:
There are four different "grits" on the buffer. The three coarser ones feel at the same time rough and peculiarly ineffective. The Strings by Mail glass nail file is MUCH better at shaping fast and effectively, and has a nice feel such that I I am not worried it is going to make tiny unwanted scratches on my nail. After using the glass file, touching up with some 400 to 600 grit sand paper does a much more satisfactory job than this Buffer. The finest grit on the Buffer is sort of like polishing and is innocuous, though not very effective, and if you use the glass file and sandpaper you don't need that.

I received this four or five days ago and haven't tried it yet because it still has a noxious chemical smell. So I have left it outside to off-gas. I am hoping the smell will eventually dissipate and I can use it.