Flexible, non-woven pads are ideal replacements for steel wool for applications ranging from heavy-duty cleaning and stripping through finishing to light-duty polishing.
- Non-woven pads won’t rust, shred or splinter
- Washable and reusable
- Can be cut or folded
- Use with or without chemicals
This starting recommendation guide should be considered a starting point only. Pads are listed from least aggressive to most aggressive acting.
Non-Woven Pad Starting Recommendation Guide
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#456 White
Non-Abrasive
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Cleaning Pad |
0000 Super Fine Steel Wool Equivalent |
- Cleaning glass, fiberglass, porcelain, ceramic, chrome, copper and stainless steel.
- Highlighting and rubbing wood
- Use with liquid detergent
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#748 Gray
Micro Fine Silicon Carbide
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Final Shine Pad |
000 Extra Fine Steel Wool Equivalent |
- Light cleaning steel, non-steel
- Denibbing plastic
- Defuzzing wood
- Finishing areas for blending
- Final rub
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#796 Green
Very Fine Aluminum Oxide
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Scouring Pad |
0 Fine Steel Wool Equivalent |
- Removing rust, stains, marks, corrosion, oxidation
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#747 Maroon
Very Fine Aluminum Oxide
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General Purpose Pad |
N/A |
- Cleaning
- Finishing
- Deburring machinery and tools
- Removing rust
- Defuzzing wood
- Light deburring
- Preparing surfaces for painting intricate parts
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#746 Charcoal
Medium
Silicon Carbide
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Blending Pad |
1 Medium Steel Wool Equivalent |
- Cleaning
- Light deburring of intricate parts
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#740 Brown
Medium
Aluminum Oxide
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Heavy-Duty Pad |
N/A |
- Removing rust
- Deburring
- Blending
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#181 Blue
Coarse
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Stripping Pad |
2 Coarse Steel Wool Equivalent |
- Use with chemical strippers for heavy-duty stripping and cleaning to remove paint, varnish, laquers and other coatings
- Heavy-duty cleaning of grills, metal outdoor furniture, etc.
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#180 Green
Extra Coarse
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Stripping Pad |
3 Extra Coarse Steel Wool Equivalent |
- Used with chemical strippers for heavy-duty stripping and scrubbing of surfaces to remove point, varnish and other coatings.
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