Sandpaper Grit Guide: How to Choose the Right Grade for Any Project Prepping wood or metal for painting or refinishing rarely calls for a one-size-fits-all solution.

In addition to finding the right sandpaper grit for your project, and knowing when you can stop refining (and stop sanding!), proper wood sanding technique is also important. From the editors of ...

Sandpaper that's even finer, starting at 400-grit, is used for wet sanding—using a combination of water and sandpaper to create a glossy, glass-like finish on paint, metal, wood, drywall, and ...

Fine-grit papers, 150 to 180, are used for final sanding before finishing wood. Very fine, extra fine and superfine papers are used between coats of finish to smooth and remove dust spots and ...

The sandpaper aisle at your local hardware store is brimming with sandpaper of varying grit that will smooth and shape your wood projects.

Finishing with 220-grit sandpaper is probably sufficient in most cases, but there’s no harm in continuing on to finer grits, like 320 or 400, if you feel so inclined.

A 220-grit paper might have pieces that match finely ground pepper. Look at an individual piece of sandpaper and you’ll notice the particles are just about all the same size.

Sandpaper grit is what makes it abrasive. Manufacturers grade sandpaper based on the size of the grit, and the grade you need ...