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Trend’s new range of innovative high performance abrasives are designed to meet every aspect of sanding, from aggressive fast stock removal through to fine finishes across multiple materials including wood, metal, paint and plaster.

If you see sanding as a chore and as frustrating or exciting as watching paint dry, chances are you’ve hit all the problems inferior abrasives can give you; grit coming loose, dull cutting, poor performance, poor finishes, clogging, overheating – the list goes on…

Bad enough that the abrasives let you down, but buying cheaply and investing in poor quality or the wrong abrasives is as detrimental as it is costly; hours, days or weeks of work can be ruined by skimping on abrasives. 

If the abrasive you use isn’t up to scratch, you can bet your life the scratches it leaves will stick out like a sore thumb once a finish is applied and you’ll be spending more time sanding it back off.

3 distinct grit types
 

Trend step up to meet the challenges of high quality sanding head on with premium performance, high quality grit ranges of durable Aluminium Oxide, Self Sharpening Zirconium, and Ultra-Resilient Rinse and Re-use Silicon Carbide.

Coupled with benefits that include flexible film backers, open coat grit format and two layers of resin to bond each grain firmly to the backer, each benefit ensures Trend Abrasives easily outperform conventional abrasives on the market to make sanding quick, easy and frustration free.

Unlike closed coat electrostatic abrasives where the grits are packed tightly together and are prone to clogging and excessive heat build up, Trend’s open coating leaves free space between each grain of grit to allow it to clear debris more readily, achieve faster, uniform cutting and reducing heat build up for longer lifespan and performance.

Paper backers are often favoured by other abrasive suppliers that don’t cope well with flexing and can crack and suffer grit loss; Trend use flexible film backers that are designed to cope with sanding on both curved and flat surfaces without cracking or losing grit.

The Mesh abrasives have the added bonus of being rinseable; a quick swill under running water removes any build-up of dust and they’re raring to go once again.

Covering three distinct grit types of Aluminium Oxide with a 3X longer lifespan over conventional abrasives, 4X the lifespan Zirconium and 5X longer lifespan Silicon Carbide Mesh, the new range allows you to tailor your needs to suit the job in hand.

Whether you need to level and sand back irregular floor boards, strip back old paint, wax  or varnish on a treasured piece of furniture, get a premium super smooth finish on your latest masterpiece or sand tight into a nook or cranny,

Trend has the frustration free solution.

Selection is also a breeze with informative icon based packaging that points you in the right direction for fast, easy cost effective options to suit your needs.

General day-to-day medium to fine sanding for finishing a workpiece, sanding back fillers or keying and denibbing finishes? Durable open coated Aluminium Oxide in 120, 180 and 240 grit is the way to go.

Large flat areas in need of levelling, stripping back or fast shaping? Aluminium Oxide belts in 40, 60, 80 and 120 options will zip through the job in the blink of an eye.

Heavy duty stock removal, stripping back heavy finishes, cleaning, abrading or rust removal on metal? Open coated 40, 60 and 80 grit Zirconium has the harder coarser grits that take command in these areas, and with the self-sharpening feature, fresh new cutting faces are constantly replenished for superior results.

For the fastest most durable solution for preparation, fine finishing, sanding plaster, and removal of old finishes, Trend Mesh in 80, 120, 150 and 240 grit has the ability to pull dust away with ultra-efficiency in any task and revels in softer clogging materials like plaster and resinous softwoods, ticking all the boxes across every application.

All sanders covered
 

Covering Delta, Detail, ¼ sheet, 1/3rd sheet and ½ sheet sanders plus 125mm 150mm random orbit and 225mm drywall sanders, both the Aluminium and Zirconium abrasives have hook and loop backers for fast application and removal with punch patterns that conform to standard base layouts for efficient dust extraction.

The random orbit options also have a unique Universal pattern with elongated holes to match models with slightly different base hole configurations, maximising compatibility across all manufacturing brands.

The hook and loop mesh pattern has no issues of extraction hole alignment for fast application to any sander base and has enhanced extraction benefits through the entire surface area for superbly efficient sanding and dust control.

Three belt sizes covering commonly available machines complete the range: 100 x 610mm, 75 x 533mm and 75 x 457mm, each option available in packs of three.

Hook and Loop Aluminium Oxide and Zirconium Oxide are available in packs of 10 for general use and Hook and Loop Mesh available in packs of five, with all three abrasive ranges complimented by 50 piece bulk pack options in 125mm and 150mm random orbit machines in the following grits and prices:

125mm R/O Aluminium Oxide 120/180/240 grit x 50-piece pack – £32

150mm R/O Aluminium Oxide 120/180/240 grit x 50-piece pack – £46.59

125mm R/O Zirconium 80 grit x 50-piece pack – £32

150mm R/O Zirconium 80 grit x 50-piece pack – £46.59

125mm R/O Mesh 80/120/180/240 grit 50-piece pack – £45.99

150mm R/O Mesh 80/120/180/240 grit 50-piece pack – £56.99

125mm Random Orbit – £7.99

150mm Random Orbit – £9.99

Detail Sander – £8.99

Delta Sander – £5

1/3rd Sheet – £10.99

½ Sheet – £13.99

225mm Wall Sander – £24.99

125mm Random Orbit – £7.99

150mm Random Orbit – £9.99

Detail Sander – 8.99

Delta Sander – £5

1/3rd Sheet – £10.99

½ Sheet – £13.99

225mm Wall Sander – £24.99

125mm Random Orbit – £6.99

150mm Random Orbit – £7.99

Delta Sander – £4.49

Detail Sander – £6.99

¼ Sheet – £6.99

1/3rd Sheet – £7.99

½ Sheet – £7.99

225mm Wall Sander – £14.99

100 x 610mm Belt – £8.99

75 x 533 Belt – £5.99

75 x 457mm – £5.49

To find out more about the new range of abrasives from Trend, contact your local dealer or visit the Trend website to find your nearest stockist.