Many different types of sandpaper
OK this article is on sandpaper, there are many kinds of sandpaper. There are many different kinds of uses for all the sandpaper. You have a rough all the way down to a fine grit. We will try to cover as many that we can for you. First off sandpaper is not a paper it is a type of cloth that is very fine. There are thousands of different grits and makes. I personally like to use industrial sandpaper it will hold up better and not ware out as fast as some.
Now the larger the number on the back of the paper means the finer the grit and the smaller number on the paper means the larger the grit. There are many types of sandpaper some are used for wood and others are used for metal and ceramics, some are for wet and some are for dry. So you have to be very specific on the type that you want when you are buying at the store.
If you are doing wood projects then you will generally start off with a much courser grit so you can knock down the material that you want to take off. Then you will move to a fine grit to smooth down the surface and prep it for paint or lacquer. Now on metal you will want to use a medium grit or a fine to polish. If you want to remove more metal then it is best to use a grinder to do so. The finest grit that I have used is 2000 and that is used for metal or plastic, the largest grit that I have used is a 20 grit and that was for wood on hard wood floors.
Well there is a lot more to cover on this subject and we will cover more in the next article we hope that this will get you started.
