Painting & Staining

Aluminum sands differently than wood or steel. It’s soft, ductile, and loves to load up your paper—those gray smears that glaze the grit, kill cut, and leave random scratches. The fix isn’t brute force. It’s the right mineral, a disciplined...

Aluminum sands fast—but it also loads sandpaper fast. Those gray streaks that smear across your sheet are packed aluminum swarf, and once the abrasive is clogged, it stops cutting and starts burnishing. The fix is a smart combination of grit...