ABRASIVE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AT AA ABRASIVES

AA Abrasives coated abrasives product categories include resin fiber sanding discs, trim kut discs, flap discs, PSA cloth discs, quick change mini sanding discs, PSA gold stearate rolled sanding discs, PSA blue film discs, Hook and loop gold stearate sanding discs, Hook and loop blue film discs, mounted flap wheels, unmounted flap wheels, straight cartridge rolls, full tapered cartridge rolls, no lap bands, abrasive shop rolls, sandpaper, cloth sanding sheets, sanding belts.

The three basic raw materials used in the manufacture of coated abrasive products:

1. Grain - a synthetic or natural abrasive
2. Bond - an adhesive that permanently bonds the backing to the abrasive
3. Backing - a backing that the abrasive is bonded to

To view any of these abrasives go to our coated abrasives page here AA Abrasives - Coated Abrasives

Premium Gold Sandpaper-Aluminum Oxide at AA Abrasives

Gold Sandpaper Sheets

AA Abrasives’ 9x11 premium gold aluminum oxide no-load sand paper sheets are great for sanding water based finishes, special stearate coating will not leave fish eyes.  These abrasive sheets are non-loading and do not leave a residue.  Other applications include sanding metals, woods, fiberglass, composites, plastics, lacquers, paint, body fillers and other dry sanding uses.  Gold sandpaper sheets are known for their fast cut rates, flexibility and consistent finishes.  They are resin on resin bond and high quality latex backed paper.  AA Abrasives premium aluminum oxide gold sandpaper sheets last 3 times longer than our competitors’ traditional sandpaper.  #60 grit thru #120 grit are C-weight, #150 grit thru #320 grit are B-weight, and #400 grit and #600 grit are A-weight backed paper. 

Sanding Sheet size – 9” x 11”

Gold Sanding Discs - PSA

Made from the same premium abrasive materials as our popular 

PSA gold stearate sanding discs.  AA Abrasives uses premium aluminum oxide grain for our PSA discs. AA Abrasives premium gold sanding discs are available in stacked or roll packages to suit your shops needs. Check out our blog on PSA gold stearate sanding discs here.

Experience AA Abrasive Premium Gold Sandpaper sheets’ exceptional performance for yourself. AA Abrasives premium gold sandpaper has a long lasting abrasive life and is the best in its class for dry sanding. This is a resin coated aluminum oxide sanding paper. It can be used for sanding bare wood, coating removal and for between coat sanding to achieve a uniform finish.

AA Abrasives' Premium Gold Sandpaper Sheets

Available Grits - You can find pricing here:

Premium Gold 9x11 #600 Grit Sandpaper Sheets A/O NoLoad #15424

Premium Gold 9x11 #400 Grit Sandpaper Sheets A/O NoLoad #15420

Premium Gold 9x11 #320 Grit Sandpaper Sheets A/O NoLoad #15416

Premium Gold 9x11 #240 Grit Sandpaper Sheets A/O NoLoad #15408

Premium Gold 9x11 #220 Grit Sandpaper Sheets A/O NoLoad #15404

Premium Gold 9x11 #180 Grit Sandpaper Sheets A/O NoLoad #15399

Premium Gold 9x11 #150 Grit Sandpaper Sheets A/O NoLoad #15395

Premium Gold 9x11 #120 Grit Sandpaper Sheets A/O NoLoad #15391

Premium Gold 9x11 #100 Grit Sandpaper Sheets A/O NoLoad #15387

Premium Gold 9x11 #80 Grit Sandpaper Sheets A/O NoLoad #15383

Premium Gold 9x11 #60 Grit Sandpaper Sheets A/O NoLoad #15379

Our online abrasives store is always open - Visit us at aaabrasives.com anytime.

Or call 1-800-888-1802 to speak to an abrasives specialist - M-F 9-4 EST

The Evolution of Abrasives and Sandpaper in Manufacturing

Man’s use of abrasives for metal and wood finishing is well documented.  The first archaeological evidence of natural abrasives dates to about 20,000 BC, when various peoples used sand and stone to shape weapons and tools. Ancient Egyptians and Romans used emery, a fine-grained mineral, to polish gems, marble, and metals. The 13^th century Chinese used crushed shells, seeds, and sand, with natural gums to fix the bits to parchment to create an abrasive product. (Unknown, Abrasive)

The industrial revolution saw huge strides in the technology of abrasive products and the use of abrasives in the manufacturing process. Prior to this time, primitive sandpaper and emery cloth was produced using a backing coated with glue, sprinkled with abrasives and hung up to dry. In 1833 sandpaper, then known as glass paper, was being manufactured in London. Then in 1834 Isaac Fisher, Jr. patented the first process for mass manufacturing of sandpaper in the United States. In 1891 Edward G. Acheson invented the first synthetic abrasive. He mixed clay and carbon then heated the mixture.  The result was silicon-carbide crystals, which were harder than all other substances except diamond. (Unknown, Abrasive) This discovery led to the development of silicon carbide waterproof sandpaper in the abrasives industry.

In 1921 a printer from Philadelphia patented wetodry waterproof sandpaper.  This paper that could be used with water or oil to reduce dust produced while sanding thus reducing inhalation of poisonous lead dust. 3M was able to purchase the rights to the Wetodry paper revolutionizing the sandpaper industry. (Hill)

Founded in 1885, Norton Abrasives manufactured the first grinding wheel that could be precision made and mass-produced. Norton Abrasives was able to meet the growing need of the rapidly growing U.S. manufacturing industry, for an ever-increasing supply of grinding wheels to build and maintain machinery.

Norton Abrasives products provide abrasive solutions for the industrial marketplace. Norton is on the cutting edge of the newest emerging Industrial abrasive technologies: polishing wind turbines, aerospace alloys, medical prosthesis, metal fabrication and more.

Having merged with Saint-Gobain Abrasives, the world’s largest abrasives manufacturer, the company has re-engineered Norton SG BLAZE PLUS  ceramic abrasive belts, flap discs and discs to have 30% longer life than original BLAZE products. The new Norton SG BLAZE PLUS ceramic grains have more elongated shape with extreme point endurance in addition to improved grain microfracturing properties continually exposing new, sharp cutting edges. (unknown, Nortonabrasives)

AA Abrasives takes sandpaper delivery from BlueComet.

The abrasives industry is an ever evolving collaboration between science and manufacturing.  Modern abrasives are mass-produced to exacting standards. Higher grinding-wheel speeds, more powerful finishing tools, and improved abrasives have steadily enlarged the role abrasives play in the manufacturing industry.

For additional technical information, visit our website at aaabrasives.com or call

800-888-1802 to speak to an abrasives specialist at AA Abrasives.

Works Cited

Hill, Charles W. L., Gareth R. Jones. Strategic Management: An Integrated Approach. Cengage Learning, 2007, 2007.

unknown. "Abrasive." 2000. http://autocww.colorado.edu/~toldy2/E64ContentFiles/MachinesAndTools/Abrasive.html. Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2000 . 2012 <http://encarta.msn.com>.

—. Nortonabrasives. 2012 <http://www.nortonabrasives.com>.

—. "Sandpaper." August 2010. Wikipedia. 2012 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandpaper>.

Abrasives Sandpaper Blog Introduction

Welcome to the AA Abrasives - Abrasives Sandpaper Blog! 
Who are we?

AA Abrasives Inc. Industrial Abrasives Supplier.

AA Abrasives Inc. is a third generation family owned business. We have been providing the highest quality of abrasives, sandpaper and related abrasives products to the industrial market place for more than 50 years. Our customers consider us to be the foremost abrasives expert in the country. Our knowledge of abrasives is extensive. We have a dedicated special applications department to assist you in attaining finishes on difficult materials. Abrasives are used for grinding, sanding, polishing, buffing, honing, cutting, sharpening and deburring a wide variety of materials such as metals, woods and composites. In order to provide our customers and the community with the most up to date and cutting edge technologies for abrasive applications, we have launched our Blog, Abrasives Sandpaper Blog!

For technical questions, please visit our website at aaabrasives.com or call 800-888-1802 to speak to an abrasives specialist.