Sandpaper grit

Sandpaper grain

Sandpaper has a grit that can be coarse or fine. The grit on sandpaper provides the grinding action while sanding. If the sandpaper has a grain that is coarse, then paint or varnish will be easy to sand away. If you use sandpaper with a fine grit, it will only slightly roughen or mattify the surface. Besides the size or coarseness of the sandpaper grain, there are also different types!

Different types of grit sandpaper

Sandpaper can be sprinkled with different types of grit. Each type of sandpaper grain has its specific characteristic. For example, there is sandpaper with a universal grit for sanding any material, substrate or surface. But there is also sandpaper with a grit specifically for sanding wood, metal, stainless steel, aluminum, steel or other material. The types of grit on sandpaper are:

• Aluminum oxide
• Ceramic
• Silicon carbide

Abrasive paper grain 2000

Abrasive paper grain 2000 for fine sanding, wetsanding or matting of automotive paint, paint and other substrates. Grit 2000 sandpaper is also used for wet sanding of clear coat. Grain 2000 sandpaper is available in discs, pads and hand sheets. Use this P2000 fine sandpaper with water or degreaser to get a nice even matted sanding pattern.

What grit sandpaper do I need?

What grit sandpaper you need depends on the paint, varnish or surface you want to sand. Do you want to sand away paint or varnish completely? Then you need sandpaper with a coarse grit. If you only want to lightly sand the surface, sandpaper with a finer grit will suffice. Are you going to sand the car? Then we recommend sanding in steps from coarse to fine for a sleek and smooth body.

Sanding undercoat grain

Grit to sand primer is different. Sanding primer is done with several grit sizes. Start sanding primer with P240 grit. Then sand the primer in steps from P320, to P400 to P500 or P600. The primer is now tight and smooth to be overpainted with paint or lacquer.