What do you use Scotch-Brite for? What color/grit do you use?

[scotchleaf]

I'm a little confused as to the use of Scotch-Brite - what does it do that sandpaper/steel wool/buffing can't do?

 

[viral]

I use all three to finish my blades. I use them because it's fast and gives me a nice clean finish. Plus I like the lines on there.

 

[elementfe]

For me, it smooths and evens out the surface in sort of the same way that hand sanding does, but much faster for a relatively quick, durable, pretty finish on a working blade. It's got a little cush to it, a little give.

 

[AVigil]

I use to use scotch brite belts a lot until one got contaminated with something and would leave unwanted scratches on the blade.

I recomend if you do use them keep them in a box when not in use and blow them out with air before and after using them.

But once they get contaminated they are evil

 

[Cox Workshop]

I use all three to finish my blades. I use them because it's fast and gives me a nice clean finish. Plus I like the lines on there.

When you say you use all three do you mean three different color/grits scotch-brite? Or Scorch-Brite in conjunction with steel wool and buffing?

 

[viral]

When you say you use all three do you mean three different color/grits scotch-brite? Or Scorch-Brite in conjunction with steel wool and buffing?

Sorry, I meant all three scotch brights. But the brown one is the best. It smooths out a lot of stuff. I've been through one brown and barely used the other two.

 

[Cox Workshop]

Sorry, I meant all three scotch brights. But the brown one is the best. It smooths out a lot of stuff. I've been through one brown and barely used the other two.

Cool. I've been wanting to try one out. I'll have to track down a brown one. Are the brown ones more aggressive/lower grit than the others?

 

[viral]

Cool. I've been wanting to try one out. I'll have to track down a brown one. Are the brown ones more aggressive/lower grit than the others?

Yes, they go course, fine and super fine. Brown blue and grey respectively. For your application with axe heads, I think you'll be quite pleased by the results. They are like $24 on flea bay and just slightly lower from an abrasives distributor.