Abrasive is a material, often a mineral, used to re-shape or finish a surface through rubbing which leads to part of the workpiece being worn away by friction. Different types of abrasive material are available for sanding, grinding and cleaning. Fast removal of material by abrasive is required to prepare surface for final polish.

Buffing or polishing wheels are used for finishing applications where the surface may be sensitive to scratching or marring. With an internal hole for arbor mounting or an integrated shank, a buffing wheel is made from multiple layers of soft material such as cotton, non-woven, natural fibers and also super soft flannel.

Brushes produce straight line brushing action, mainly for surface finishing, cleaning, polishing, weld blending, deburring, and removal of paint, rust, scale, or other contamination. Most brushes may be filled with crimped wire, natural fibers or a variety of synthetic abrasive filaments. Available in soft bristle to very hard filament.

It is used to remove fine lines and contaminants from the surface material after grinding and sanding. Polishing with compound produce silky smooth surface by removing only microns from the material. A wide variety of compounds are available to achieve the ultimate glossy finish in ferrous and non ferrous metal, wood and plastics.