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The 3M Diamond Polyimide Wheel 665PL is used in the production and sharpening of carbide cutting tools. This general purpose wheel is designed to give you the best balance of form retention and the free-cut rate when used with water based lubricants.

3M Cloth Belt 464W is an abrasive sanding belt constructed on a heavy, YF-weight backing that features closed coat construction for aggressive sanding action. The silicon carbide abrasive, Cork Particles and flexible backing make this cloth an ideal product for metal surface sanding and final cosmetic polish, including the required “blue” finish on stainless steel.

The 3M Cloth Roll 341D is a durable, closed coat aluminum oxide abrasive recommended for metal deburring, general metalworking, and some woodworking applications.

Scotch-Brite Clean and Finish Discs combine conformable material and abrasive mineral to effectively blend, clean, and polish surfaces on a wide variety materials such as aluminum, stainless steel, plastics, wood, and fiberglass; producing a clean, consistent finish without undercutting or damaging the base material.

The Scotch-Brite Clean and Finish Bonded Cleaning Brush is designed for light-duty finishing and oxide or stain removal. This product is made of discs bonded to a steel core, a superior design that makes work safer, quicker and more efficient.

Scotch-Brite EXL Unitized Wheels feature a soft, conformable consistency that effectively smooths, deburrs and finishes the edges of metal alloys, as well as many plastics and composites. There are a variety of densities and grades starting from a very soft 2 density for applications requiring conformability to a hard, aggressive 8 density for maximum cut and durability.

The 3M Trizact Cloth Belt 337DC delivers consistently in intermediate to final finish, medium pressure applications. Designed with aluminum oxide and a grinding aid on a durable X- weight cloth backing, this belt is available in widths from 1/2 to 24 inches and grades from A300 to A30.

Equipped with an X weight backing and proprietary 3M microreplication technology, the 3M Trizact Cloth Roll 237AA is specially designed for low to medium pressure applications — projects that would benefit from a semi-flexible abrasive with aluminum oxide mineral. Cloth Roll 237AA is commonly used on mild steel, stainless steel, nickel, cobalt alloys, aluminum, brass, copper and titanium.

3M Trizact Cloth Roll 307EA was designed for dimensioning and polishing hard metals prior to plating or buffing. Microreplicated structures containing aluminum oxide is resin-bonded to a flexible JE-weight rayon backing and a grinding aid helps to keep the work surface cool and protect from thermal damage. 3M Trizact Cloth Roll 307EA is available in a range of grades, from A100 to A6.

3M Cloth Belt 384F is a general-purpose aluminum oxide cloth-backed belt recommended for metal deburring, general metalworking, and some woodworking applications. It is optimized for use on mild steel and carbon steel, and is also effective on softer metals like aluminum, bronze and brass.

3M Film Sheet 260L is a film-backed abrasive that delivers best-in-class finishing performance in collision repair and other applications. It features aluminum oxide, 3M’s longest-lasting, fastest-cutting abrasive, on a durable, film backing – ideal for paint prep and removing paint defects before compounding. This roll abrasive is part of the film-backed 3M abrasive family.

3M Gold Paper Sheet 216U/255P is an abrasive sheet designed with an open coat aluminum oxide abrasive. These sheets provide productivity in a wide variety of applications from express repair to large body repair. Coarser varieties are ideal for feather edging filler and putty, while finer grades work well for further refinement and primer sanding.