Scotchbrite, the Flexible Abbrasive

Scotchbrite is an abrasive material with elastic and flexible form. It is available in many grades of coarseness. Coarse scotchbrite is used to do sanding for the complex part in the finishing process. The finer is used in the polishing and rubbing processes. Scotchbrite is made from synthetic material that is covered with mineral abrasives. The fine type of scotch brite is also used in domestic life to wash the household's cookware and tableware, such as dishes, cups, pans, etc. The scotch brite for this purpose is the fine scotch brite and available in the supermarket or grocery store The scotch brite for wood finishing is available in the industrial tool store. The scotch brite is also lot of used at the automotive or metallurgic industry and is available in some grades and types. While in the wood finishing, the scotch brite is used to do the sanding and polishing in the finishing process.

the heavy duty scotch brite

scotch brite to sand the complicated form

To do the sanding, the coarse scotch brite is used. It is the proper abrasive to sand the sealer or top coat at the non-flat surfaces. The sandpaper is a good material for sanding, but it is difficult to be applied at the furniture part that has 3-dimensional forms such as legs, turning, edges, the carving, and the other complicated form part.  The sanding with the sandpaper has a high risk for oversanding. The sandpaper is too aggressive and not flexible enough to follow the complicated form. It will tend to cut through the coating layer at the protruding parts, especially at the first sealer layer or the wash coat layer when the coating film is still thin. To sand the complicated form, then you need the scotch brite. The scotch brite is the flexible abrasive material that is quite flexible to follow the complicated form and reach the inside part with less risk of oversanding. The scotch brite is even less aggressive compared with the steel wool. The scotch brite is also won’t fall out to form dust as the steel wool does. Since that the scotch brite is the better choice material to do sanding at the complicated form. 

 

the fine scotch brite

The fine scotch brite is used to polish the compound 

The fine scotch brite is used for polishing during the rubbing process. When you do rubbing, the last step is polishing with the compound or pumice powder. The scotch brite can be attached to the rubbing machine to apply the compound or pumice stone powder during the polishing process. The use of the rubbing machine will give the consistent result. It is specially needed when the high gloss finish is wanted.