4.3.2.1 Mechanical Cleaning by Hand

4.3.2.1 Mechanical Cleaning by Hand

Mechanical cleaning by hand involves small-scale abrasion with a wire brush, sandpaper or other handheld abrasive media, all available in a range of roughnesses for everything from the removal of bulk material to polishing. Mechanical cleaning by hand requires no extra tools. The operator must control dimensional and roughness tolerances. As a rule of thumb, 120 to 180 grit sandpaper for metals and fine-to-medium abrasive fleece for plastics are recommended to prepare a surface for adhesive bonding.

Figure 85 Mechanical cleaning by hand
Figure 85 Mechanical cleaning by hand

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