Collection: Abrasive Roll

An abrasive workshop roll is cut to the length required. That is its only advantage over a sheet or a disc, and it is decisive whenever you need to sand a shape, wrap a section or work a surface whose geometry no standard format fits.

The 11 references in the catalogue

• Scotch-Brite non-woven rolls: CP-RL, CF-RL, GP-RL, WR-RL, MX-SR. See our non-woven rolls.
• Self-adhesive paper roll: 3M Stikit 426U.
• Foam-backed rolls: pre-cut Grit. See our foam-backed rolls.
• Micro-abrasive rolls: 3M 372L and 362L. See our micro-abrasive rolls.

Self-adhesive or plain

A self-adhesive roll, Stikit type, sticks directly onto a block or a flat pad. The cut is clean, the hold excellent and changing is quick. In return, the abrasive cannot be reused once removed, and the block must stay clean.

A plain roll is held in the hand, wrapped around a batten or fitted to a suitable holder. It is cheaper and more versatile, but you have to maintain the pressure yourself.

Non-woven on a roll, a particular use

A non-woven roll does not sand, it cleans and satin finishes. Torn by hand into pieces of the size needed, it is used to degrease a surface before bonding, remove light oxidation or even out an appearance, without ever affecting dimensions.

It is also the most economical form of Scotch-Brite: a roll is used up entirely, whereas a disc is thrown away as soon as its centre is dead.

Cutting without waste

Two habits make the difference in consumption. Cut as you go rather than in advance, because a piece cut and left on the bench gets lost or soiled. And turn the piece over before throwing it away: on non-woven as on hand-held paper, half the surface is often still intact.