Gemtex Abrasives BritePrep Strip Away Products

Wire brush alternative cleans surfaces without damaging parent metal.

Gemtex has expanded their offering of non-woven, silicon carbide Strip Away products used for surface cleaning and removal of rust, paint and adhesive residue. As an alternative to wire brushes, the open coat design quickly cleans the surface without damaging the parent metal.

Also, the product can be used wet or dry on stone, marble, terrazo and granite. The offering is available in three grades:

• General Purpose Black- general purpose cutting action;
• Ultra Blue-fast cutting action (rigid);
• Supreme Purple- extra fast cutting action (rigid).

Available shapes include- type 1 (2”-8” diameters) with various arbor hole sizes; type 27 (4”-7” diameters); type R locking system (2”-4” diameters).

All three grades are also available in 1⁄4” spindle mounted wheels in 1” and 2” thickness and diameters from 2”-5”.

Gemtex Abrasives was founded in 1975 and became the low cost Resin Fibre Disc producer focusing on the environment.

The process and the products are designed around reducing and recycling thereby providing many cost advantages and being environmentally responsible long before it was popular.

Gemtex produces and markets a full range of abrasives for grinding, sanding, surface conditioning and finishing.

Gemtex products are sold worldwide to the industrial, automotive, aerospace, marine, metal fabrication, natural gas production, petrochemical and retail markets under Gemtex and private label brands made in our manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.