Sandpaper

"Sanding" redirects here. For the fish known as sanding, see Pseudaphritis urvillii.

Sandpaper, also known as coated abrasive or emery paper, is a type of material that consists of sheets of paper or cloth with an abrasive substance glued to one face.

There are many varieties of sandpaper, with variations in the paper or backing, the material used for the grit, grit size, and the bond. It is common to use the name of the abrasive when describing the paper, e.g. "aluminium oxide cloth" or "silicon carbide paper".

Sandpaper is produced in a range of grit sizes and is used to remove material from surfaces, whether to make them smoother (for example, in painting and wood finishing), to remove a layer of material (such as old paint), or sometimes to make the surface rougher (for example, as a preparation for gluing).

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