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National Bureau of Standards - Mesh Sizes
Coarse Grit
10-40 Aggressive Blasting - Heavy Rust
Tanks, ships, water towers, bridges, concrete cleaning, structural steel
water jet cutting, swimming pool shot blast, concrete mix
additive, brick clay flux, highway road products, glasphalt, aggregate
for embankments and pipe backfill as well as landscape aggregate
Medium
Grit 40-70 Finer Aggressive Blasting
Automotive, antique and wood refinishing (log homes), water jet
cutting, glass (sand) paper, non slip paint additive, brick clay flux, golf
course greens, luminescent tape
Fine
Grit 70-100 Smoother, Clean Finish Car
restoration, radiators, part cleaning, for sanding aluminum,
stainless steel, fiberglass, removes enamel, vinyl, epoxy, glass
(sand) paper, paint additive, rubbing compound additive, paver and
slab joint filler, wood refinishing (log homes)
Extra
Fine Grit 80-100 Fast, Aggressive Blasting
Deliverers a smooth clean finish - aluminum, stainless steel, fiber-
glass, restoration work, bolt heads, rubbing compound additive
Super
Fine Grit 60-200 Light Duty
Fine minimal etching for welding, spot cleaning, restoration work-
aluminum or fiberglass
Powder
Ultra Fine Work Used
for applications where soda or fine grit are needed: brick, tile
concrete, graffiti removal, deburring and brightening with little
detectable marking
Typical Composition Si02-73%;
Na2O-14%; CaO-10%: MgO-<1%; Al2O3-<1%; Al2O3-<1%; SO3-<1%

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