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EASTWOOD’S SANDPAPER SHOP

Eastwood offers an assortment of sandpaper for paint & rust removal, block sanding, and color sanding. Various compositions, backing and grits cover a multitude of uses. This handy chart will link you to each type on the Eastwood page, so you can buy just what you need without a lot of browsing.

Wet/Dry

 

 

Paper Type Material P400 Grit P600 Grit P1000 Grit P1500 Grit P2000 Grit P2500 Grit
9″ x 11″ Sheet Wet/Dry 50 pk Silicone Carbide 31356 31353 19633 19634 19635 31385
5.5″ x 11″ Half-Sheet Wet/Dry 50 pk Silicone Carbide ——- ——- 31352 31354 31355 19636

Dry Use

Type Material P40 Grit P80 Grit P120 Grit P180 Grit P220 Grit P320 Grit P400 Grit P600 Grit
Rolls – Plain Back 2.75″ x 82.75″ Alum. Oxide & Lubricant —— 31367 31368 19612 31369 19613 19614 ——
Rolls Adhesive Back (PSA) 2.75″ x 82.75″ Alum. Oxide & Lubricant 31373 31375 31374 19627 19628 31376 31377 ——
Long Board – Plain Back 2.75″ x 16.5″ Alum. Oxide & Lubricant 31363 31362 31364 19609 31365 19610 19611 ——
Long Board – Adhesive Back 2.75″ x 16.5″ Alum. Oxide & Lubricant 31370 31371 31372 19629 19630 19631 19632 ——
6″ Disc White Adhesive Back 100-pk Alum. Oxide & Lubricant 14063
50-pk
19619 19616 31359 31360 31361 19617 19618
6″ Disc White Adhesive Back 25-pk Alum. Oxide & Lubricant —— 19626 19620 19621 19622 19623 19624 19625

All sandpaper manufacturers have gone to the P-Grit standard, which is what we list for all papers sold on the Eastwood site. The difference between the two systems is negligible for coarser grits, 240 and lower numbers are the same in either system. In the upper, finer numbered grits it it very different, the old 1000 grit would be considered between 2000 and 2500 in the new system. You can use this chart to compare the 2 numbers, and also see what the size of the typical abrasive grain is for each grade.

US Grit to P-Grit.

Average particle size in microns US Grit (CAMI) P Grit (FEPA)
6.5 1200 ——
8.4 —— P2500
9.2 1000 ——
10.3 —— P2000
12.2 800 ——
12.6 —— P1500
15.3 —— P1200
16 600 ——
18.3 —— P1000
19.7 500 ——
21.8 —— P800
23.6 400 ——
25.75 —— P600
28.8 360 ——
30 —— P500
35 —— P400
36 320 ——
40.5 —— P360
44 280 ——
46.2 —— P320
52.5 —— P280
58.5 240 P240
65.5 220 P220
78 180 P180
93 150 P150
116 120 P120
141 100 P100
192 80 P80
268 60 P60
351 50 P50
428 40 P40
535 36 P36
715 24 P24
905 20 P20
1320 16 P16
1842 12 P12

 

 

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