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Best sandpaper sheets

Updated: 21 October 2026

The stars on these sandpaper sheets sit between 4.3 and 4.6, which makes a single winner look obvious until you name the job. The best sandpaper sheets here are the pack whose printed grit matches the surface. Our [sandpaper comparison](/hub/sanders/sandpaper) holds the six captured listings and prices from October 2026. If you have not decided between a P-grade and coarse, medium and fine, start with the [sandpaper buying guide](/hub/sanders/sandpaper/sub/sandpaper-buying-guide). A qualifying amazon.co.uk purchase can earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. We did not sand a test panel in a lab.

The stars on these sandpaper sheets sit between 4.3 and 4.6, which makes a single winner look obvious until you name the job. The best sandpaper sheets here are the pack whose printed grit matches the surface.

Our top picks

Fit For The Job Fit For The Job sandpaper sheets

Best overall

Fit For The Job Fit For The Job sandpaper sheets
9.2/10about £3.95
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STEBRUAM STEBRUAM wet and dry sandpaper

Rank 2

STEBRUAM STEBRUAM wet and dry sandpaper
9.2/10about £6.99
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AbraGoren AbraGoren mixed sandpaper sheets

Rank 3

AbraGoren AbraGoren mixed sandpaper sheets
8.8/10about £4.79
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On this page
  1. 1.Best when you need the grit printed
  2. 2.Best when you want a known decorating pack
  3. 3.Best when the job goes past 400 grit
  4. 4.What best must not mean here

Best when you need the grit printed

AbraGoren, at £4.79 with 4.4 from 3,096 reviews, is three sheets of 40, four of 80 and three of 120, on 230 × 140 mm silicon carbide. Choose it when the job starts coarse and stops around 120, and you will not lean hard. Buyers call the kraft backing flimsy and say it tears when worked hard, against a bullet that claims the paper does not rip easily. If you need 220, this pack does not contain it. G4GADGET, at £4.99 with 4.3 from 777 reviews, prints 60, 100 and 150 on emery sheets about 290 × 210 mm. Reviews are the sharpest on failure: sheets rip very easily, and one buyer says a sheet disintegrates on contact. A catalogue field says 12 items while the title says ten. Choose it when you want those numbers and will throw a split sheet away. LowMux, at £5.99 with 4.4 from 365 reviews, is 60, 120 and 220 on 230 × 140 mm silicon carbide, the only ten-pack here that states 220. One buyer expected 180 and did not find it. Bench notes describe light sanding only. How to step through the grades is on the how to use sandpaper page.

Best when you want a known decorating pack

Harris Seriously Good is four emery sheets at £3.25, about 322 × 249 mm, one fine, two medium and one coarse, with 4.6 from 496 reviews. Buyers say the backing rips less than cheaper paper, and that the grit rubs off. There is no reliable grit number. Buy it for a patch you already judge by feel. It is a weak buy when a door needs a stated sequence. Fit For The Job is ten silicon carbide sheets at £3.95, titled 230 × 280 mm, three fine, four medium and three coarse, with 4.6 from 2,694 reviews. It is the best value when you want large decorating sheets and can live without a P-number. Some sheets are cut so you cannot read the grade on the back. A catalogue field shows 280, which does not match a mixed pack, and the dimension field says 27.9 × 22.9 cm rather than the title size. Buyers report faster wear and residue on paint.
Fit For The Job Fit For The Job sandpaper sheets

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Fit For The Job Fit For The Job sandpaper sheets
9.2/10about £3.95
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Best when the job goes past 400 grit

STEBRUAM is 42 waterproof silicon carbide sheets at £6.99, three of each grit from 120 through 3000, each piece 9 × 3.6 inches, about 229 × 91 mm, with 4.6 from 2,368 reviews. Reviewers use grades around 2000 and 3000 for small car-paint repairs, models, French polishing and carbon fibre. Among the three packs that share a comparison score of 92, this is the top pick when the grit list has to run past 400 and the sheet can be small. It is the wrong box for a door: the sheets are too small for a large flat panel, and there is no 40 or 60 grit. The other five listings do not say the paper is waterproof. If you are about to add water, read the wet and dry sandpaper page before you soak a decorating sheet.

What best must not mean here

A 4.6 rating does not crown a sheet. Harris, Fit For The Job and STEBRUAM all sit on 4.6, and they answer different jobs. G4GADGET’s 4.3 from 777 reviews is a warning about tearing, not a reason to ignore a 60/100/150 split if you accept the backing. None of these files is a durability test. The comparison does not contain a priced trade ream of aluminium oxide. Ordinary wear after sanding is not, by itself, a fault under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9. A pack that sheds grit before you have used it, or that does not contain the grades in the title, is a description problem.

Common questions

Which pack should I buy if I only do small decorating jobs?
Fit For The Job, at £3.95, is the best value when you want about ten large sheets and can sort coarse, medium and fine without a P-number. Harris, at £3.25, is the smaller buy for a patch, and reviews mention grit rubbing off. If you need 80 then 120 printed on the sheet, AbraGoren is the closer match.
Which pack prints the grit numbers?
AbraGoren prints 40, 80 and 120. G4GADGET prints 60, 100 and 150. LowMux prints 60, 120 and 220. STEBRUAM prints fourteen grits from 120 to 3000. Harris and Fit For The Job stay with fine, medium and coarse. Do not plan a coat around Fit For The Job’s catalogue field of 280.
Is the highest star rating the best paper?
No. Three packs share 4.6: four emery sheets, a ten-sheet pack with no P-number, and a 42-sheet wet-and-dry set. The rating does not say which grit is in the box. G4GADGET’s 4.3 is where you read the tearing notes before the 60/100/150 split.
Which pack reaches 220 grit?
LowMux states 220, as three sheets beside 60 and 120. STEBRUAM also includes 220, then continues to 3000, on a much smaller sheet. AbraGoren stops at 120. G4GADGET’s fine sheet is 150. If you expected 180, LowMux does not include it.
Do I need 42 sheets?
You need 42 sheets when you will step from 120 into the thousands on a small repair. You do not need them for a door or a first coat on bare wood. Most of those sheets are finer than that job, and each one is only 9 × 3.6 inches.

Related pages

Sandpaper for orbital sanders

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Sandpaper buying guide: grit, grain and sheet size

Sandpaper for wood: bare timber, paint, and filler

How to use sandpaper by hand without skipping grits

Wet and dry sandpaper: waterproof silicon carbide sheets

Sources

Sources taken from the research digest. Prices, stars and review counts are the stored amazon.co.uk listing figures.

  1. HSE — wood dust (retrieved 21.10.2026)
  2. HSE — cutting and sanding wood (retrieved 21.10.2026)
  3. HSE — sanding plasterboard joints (retrieved 21.10.2026)
  4. HSE INDG463 — silica dust (retrieved 21.10.2026)
  5. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9 (retrieved 21.10.2026)
  6. ISO 6344-2:2021 — macrogrits (retrieved 21.10.2026)
  7. ISO 6344-3:2021 — microgrits (retrieved 21.10.2026)
  8. Norton — choosing sandpaper (retrieved 21.10.2026)
  9. Toolstation — sandpaper buying guide (retrieved 21.10.2026)
  10. Homebuilding — sandpaper grades (retrieved 21.10.2026)