Sandpaper is one of the more versatile items to have for any DIY project, useful for a variety of applications. Whether you're smoothing out wood to give it a fresh coat of paint or prepping metal for ...

In addition to finding the right sandpaper grit for your project, and knowing when you can stop refining (and stop sanding!), proper wood sanding technique is also important. From the editors of Fine ...

Sanding wood is a process that, if done correctly, makes the wood surface very smooth by "machining" the surface of the wood with a multitude of very small sharp edges; in other words, sanding is the ...

When you're referring to the "grit" of sandpaper, there's a number involved. It refers to the number of abrasive particles that fit within a square inch. The higher the number, the more particles, ...

Q:Urgent! What is it meant by the term "grade of abrasive paper" and what is it meant by the term "raising the grain," and why is it carried out? -- Scott A:The "grade" (or grit) of abrasive paper ...

I 'M NO CARPENTER. In fact, my experience with sandpaper is limited to a sixth-grade woodworking class when I made a toolbox for my dad for Father's Day. Being a perfectionist, I spent hours smoothing ...

If you're tasked with installing or successfully refinishing hardwood floors, you'll likely want to get the job done as ...