Scotch Brite sanding belts, for cleaning and blending

Precisely this variety of possibilities requires the necessary knowledge of material and processing in order to achieve optimal results.

What all Scotch Brite belts have in common is their construction: a three-dimensional web containing an abrasive grain. The open web prevents adhesion of dirt and grit and clogging of the abrasive. It also ensures less heat input into the material to be processed, resulting in less discoloration and deformation. The construction of Scotch Brite ensures an even reproducible finish with a beautiful end result.

When to use which Scotch Brite sanding belt

The choice of tire type depends on a number of factors:

• The material to be processed.
• The desired finish
• The speed at which work can be done
• The machine being worked with

General tip for working with Scotch Brite:

Aluminum oxide cuts softer but lasts longer than silicon carbide. It is ideal when a soft scratch is desirable, such as on softer metals or when the formation of grooves and erosion of metal are the main concern. For a coarser, more aggressive cut, silicon carbide is a good choice. Finer grits offer a finer finish, while a medium or high grit provides a coarser finish.

Scotch Brite SC-BS:

• Suitable for all metals
• Aggressive cutting action without grooves; removes surface irregularities such as grinding patterns, roller edges and other anomalies
• Available in many different sizes for intensive deburring and finishing
• Reinforced back and non-woven open web structure for flexibility in fine finish of contours and edges
• Suitable for backstand and hand tools, up to 25m per second
• Coarse: Coarse, Medium coarse, Super fine, Very fine (identified by color: Blue, Brown, Gray, Chestnut brown)
• Abrasive mineral: Aluminum oxide, silicon carbide

Scotch Brite SC-BL:

• Suitable for all kinds of substrates, from stainless steel to yellow copper, but best performance on harder metals
• Ideal for low-stretch applications with a durable polyester linen fabric backing
• Available in a wide variety of minerals, sizes and belt types for different applications.
• Aluminum oxide medium (A MED), aluminum oxide very fine (A VFN), aluminum oxide coarse (A CRS), silicon carbide medium (S MED), silicon carbide superfine (S SFN) and silicon carbide very fine (S VFN)
• Application: cleaning, finishing and light deburring

Scotch Brite SC-BF

• Suitable for machining many metals
• Film backing for flexibility and reduced friction
• Machining with contact plates or in low-friction applications.
• Application: cleaning, finishing, blending and deburring, without leaving grooves or deep scratches.
• For the first step in finishing applications,
• Coarse, Medium, Very fine, (Coarse, Medium, Very fine)

Scotch Brite DF-BL

• Suitable for machining many metals, down to wood and plastic
• Suitable for wet applications
• Most flexible belt within the Scotch-Brite surface conditioning belt series
• Designed for difficult detail work
• Belt sander with small contact wheel
• Reinforced, low elastic back and highly durable edge offers aggressive cutting capabilities.
• Recognizable by the purple back
• Fine, Coarse, Medium coarse (Brown, Green, Chestnut brown), Aluminum oxide mineral

Belt sanders work continuously without clogging as small grooves in the sanding material open up around the arc of the drive wheel - a distinct advantage

Scotch Brite FN-BC

• Suitable for machining metals, plastics, wood and paint
• Developed for use on longband machines, 4-8m per second
• Cleaning, finishing and light deburring,
• Matting of stainless steel, achieving a certain roughness
• X-woven backing with aluminum oxide and silicon carbide mineral (WR type S)
• Can be used both wet and dry

If chipping is more important to you than finishing, then it might be better to choose a coated sanding belt on a linen backing, for example. Read more about all possible sanding belts on our special page about sanding belts

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