Help a noob re: Scotch Brite pads / discs and what they look like

I read a ton of stuff on here where Scotch Brite pads, discs, etc are used on projects. Obviously, 95% of you know what they other person is talking about. I don't.

For those of you who use them and love them, can you post a pic (from your shop or just a general picture from Google) of what you use and what you use it for?

I was reading a thread today about rust removal and someone mentioned using red pad with CLR, another guy recommended gray pads and someone else talked about a purple disc on a grinder. I'd just like to see what they look like and what you use them for so I can get them without grabbing the wrong thing or walking around not knowing what to look for.

Thanks.

 

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You probably have a local weld supply store near you. Airgas comes to mind.

Go in there and ask for the scothbrite pads for a grinder.

They look like a scotchbrite but they are round and 4.5 inches in diameter. There is a velcro like backer that you can get also to attache the pad to the grinder.

The pads are around $2.50 each and the backer is around $15.00

There are three different pads each with different coarseness. Red is low, brown is medium and I can't remember the coarsest color. I use red.

 

This is great stuff for getting rid of old paint and rust without damaging the metal.
Use this alot on my cars.



Drivers door:

 

OR, head on down to the local Janitorial supply house, they have them for floor maintenence machines, BIGGER! trim to any size or shape, and they are double thick, at least 5 levels of abrasiveness, from polishing (grey) to wax removal (black) green is perfect for filtering the wort on my home brew.

 

Here are the 7" diameter ones I use with an angle grinder, brown is coarse, purple is medium and green fine. They make the in 6" x 9" sheets to be used by hand also.

 

Hey John is that a Riviera in that picture?

 

No,its my 65 nova SS.
Got a build thread on here.

 

I really like the smaller ones that I use with my right angle die grinder too
1-1/2", 2", and 3"

 

The different colors have different abrasives.

 

Roloc

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Harbor freight has a similar disc in 4" & 4.5" for about 5.00
Fasten all should carry something also similar.
Your local weldind house should Cary them too.
Good chance your local body shop supply house has them.

If I needed one , I wouldn't think Napa or auto zone

 

I use these at work.... They also come in 1 and 2" diameters... These are great!!!!!!...

 

Here locally we can get them at the automotive paint/body shop supply stores.

 

Thanks to all who responded, my dad picked some up today and is going to give them a try on a '49 Olds we've been working on.

 

Anything you need to know about 3M products as it relates to fixing a car can be found at www.3mcollision.com its the website for the 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division. There is information on there for everything from abrasives to spray guns.