Seeing sandpaper on a project checklist may seem like an easy enough item to check off—that is, until you hit the hardware store and face stacks of sandpaper sheets and booklets, each distinctly ...

Sandpaper is one of the more versatile items to have for any DIY project, useful for a variety of applications. Whether you're smoothing out wood to give it a fresh coat of paint or prepping metal for ...

Sandpaper is the proverbial glue that holds a workshop together. It's tough yet gentle, abrasive yet smooth. Almost any woodworking project relies on the many faces of sandpaper to complete the task, ...

In addition to finding the right sandpaper grit for your project, and knowing when you can stop refining (and stop sanding!), proper wood sanding technique is also important. From the editors of Fine ...

Q: We recently bought a resale home. When we moved in, the front door took a beating. We were clumsy movers, and we dented the door in several places. The door is metal and has been faded by the sun.

Most of us probably have sandpaper at home, but use it only for some do-it-yourself projects involving wood and metal. It turns out sandpaper is more versatile than we think. Online site BabaMail ...

Q In your column a while back, you discussed safe ways to remove toilet stains and to clean pipes. I have an even safer way to remove those stubborn stains without using any chemicals. Do I have your ...