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Abrasive pad

Our fiber abrasive pads are flexible and ideal for cleaning, finishing and surface preparation. They can be used wet, semi-wet or dry by hand or with an orbital sander. We have the best price in the market, as well as different presentations in our pads.

Almost all of us have used a fiber abrasive pad, as it comes in a very popular 6×9 inch green commercial presentation that is used for household cleaning tasks such as washing dishes or kitchen surfaces. This same fiber abrasive pad is also very useful in the industrial sector. In industry, the sanding pad is available in different presentations. We have pads of different abrasive grades, such as coarse, medium and fine.

The abrasive pad is also known as nylon fiber, as it is made of a woven fiber nylon with small knots containing mineral with resin. The latter causes the fiber to have an abrasion with which it can scratch, abrade, sand or clean.

A fiber abrasive pad can be adapted to any surface and work it identically in all its parts, so it does not deform the thickness of the parts it works on. The pressure we use on it is evenly distributed. That is to say, although a fiber polishing pad can be used manually, the fact that we press it more on one part than on another with our fingers and palm will not affect the result of our sanding, because the force we apply to it will be distributed equally on it. This is ideal for sanding surfaces evenly. For example, if we manually sanded the corner of a table with waterproof sandpaper, this corner would be deformed, because the parts pressed harder by our fingers would be sanded more; it would not maintain a symmetrical measure. On the other hand, by sanding the corner of a table with a fiber pad, it will gradually decrease in size in a uniform way, maintaining its symmetry. The fiber pad gives us a great advantage by not deforming the surface we are working on.

Sanding pads can be used either dry, wet or semi-wet. By using water or some lubricant to sand with a fiber abrasive pad, the finish we will achieve will be finer. When sanding a wet surface, the mineral in the pad will not bury itself as much; friction will be reduced. When dry sanding, the sanding will be deeper and faster. It is not recommended to use water on wood, as it will swell and affect the wood. On pipes or metals, wet sanding can give good results, because water is ideal to help us achieve a finer finish. It is not recommended to use solvent pads, as these will damage your sandpaper.

Polishing pad

As mentioned above, the main functions of a fiber polishing pad are cleaning, finishing and surface preparation.

Cleaning 

By cleaning we mean removing a coating from a surface (such as rust, paint or primer). With a fiber polishing pad we can clean surfaces such as metal, plastic, wood or any substrate that is coated. 

Finishes

By saying that a pad allows us to achieve satin or scratched finishes. 

Surface preparation

When preparing a surface with a pad, we do with it a scratching or fine sanding on a surface. This is done prior to applying a coating on it. In this way the coating will spread more deeply and durably.

Sanding pads, or nylon fiber, are an economical and very recurrent option in various activities required in the industry. A sanding pad is the ideal abrasive to achieve a firm and uniform result, as it is easy to use also on irregular or curved surfaces.