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Your sandpaper is graded according to the amount of abrasive particles (grit) per square inch. The six abrasive categories range from course to super fine and between them include medium, fine, very fine and extra fine. Your choices will depend on the finish you hope to achieve. These particles or categories consist of one of four minerals that make up sandpaper: aluminum oxide, garnet, ceramic (alumina zirconia) and silicon carbide. Read more: What Mineral Is Used in Sandpaper? | Garden Guides http://www.gardenguides.com/135206-mineral-used-sandpaper.html#ixzz1ndZpWlRk
No, sandpaper cannot scratch a diamond because diamonds are the hardest natural material on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. Sandpaper is designed to abrade or scratch softer materials, not harder ones like diamond.
The best type of fine sandpaper to use for wood projects is typically 220-grit sandpaper. It provides a smooth finish without causing damage to the wood surface.
For pure sanding of bondo or metal, No. If you are preping to paint or sanding primer you should use Wet or Dry sandpaper and sand wet.
Sandpaper is a great tool to use on unvarnished wood to give it that weathered or rustic look. I would recommend a sandpaper with a grade of 100 or less, as this will carve more cuts and gouges into the wood.
because it makes the skin moist making it easier to use as sandpaper:)
No, the recommended type of sandpaper for initial rough sanding of a wooden surface is medium grit sandpaper, not the coarsest grit available.
when you use sandpaper to smooth yourself out
You use cardboard and diamond dust.
To create a cat scratcher using sandpaper, you can wrap a piece of sandpaper around a sturdy object like a block of wood or a cardboard box. Secure the sandpaper in place with glue or tape. Your cat can then scratch the rough surface of the sandpaper to satisfy their scratching instincts.
Sharks do not have scales. Their skin is somewhat like sandpaper, rough-surfaced. The ancients used to use sharkskin for sandpaper.