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ABRASIVES CHART: Choosing the Right Abrasive

Coated Abrasives:

Coated abrasives include products made up of abrasive minerals bonded to a backing material with a glue or resin bonding agent. They come in sheets, disks, belts, drums, cords, cloth strips, and sponge-backed blocks for sanding contoured surfaces. Each form has its uses, but you also have to pick the right abrasive minerals and grit sizes to get the best results.

Your Abrasive Options:

You can choose from two natural minerals (flint and garnet) and three manufactured ones (aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, and zirconia alumina.) See your options in the chart below.

Grit Sizes:

Grit number (or mesh number) refers to the particle size of the abrasive mineral, from 36 grit to 600 grit. However, the sanding products you’ll most often use fall within the 60- to 220-grit range. When sanding bare wood prior to finishing, you don’t need to work your way through the full range of grit sizes, especially if you use a power sander for some of the work. To smooth a flat surface, such as a table top, WOOD® magazine recommends starting with a sander equipped with an 80- or 100-grit aluminum-oxide belt, then switch to a finishing sander using 150- or 180-grit garnet paper, then finishing up with 220-grit aluminum oxide paper. ~ Copyright © WOOD® Magazine

APPLICATION	TOOL/PRODUCT	ABRASIVE	GRIT
Surfacing rough wood, fast stock removal	Surface sander, belt sander	Aluminum Oxide, Zirconia Alumina	36-80

Rough-sanding mill marks, saw marks, defects, end grain	Orbital sander, belt sander, disk sander	Aluminum Oxide, Zirconia Alumina, Garnet	60-100

Smooth sanding	Orbital sander, disk sander, sheet sandpaper	Aluminum Oxide, Garnet, Silicon Carbide	120-320

	Sanding blocks, non-woven pads	Aluminum Oxide, Silcon Carbide	Medium- Fine

Sanding contours	Sanding drums, disks, flappers, cords, strips	Aluminum Oxide, Garnet, Silicon Carbide	80-320

	Sanding blocks, non-woven pads	Aluminum Oxide, Silicon Carbide	Coarse-Fine

Wet sanding, applying stains or oils, sanding between finish coats	Sanding sheets, non-woven pads	Silicon Carbide, Aluminum Oxide	240-600 Fine-Extra Fine

	Steel wool (except wet)		#00-#0000

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