Petersons Paragon Steel Wool Rolls 225g

Steel wool cuts differently from abrasive paper. It conforms to whatever shape it's pressed against, which makes it the tool for mouldings, turnings, spindles and carved detail — anywhere a flat sheet only ever touches the high points.

225g rolls in six grades, from coarse through to super fine.

Choosing the grade

• Coarse — stripping, removing heavy build-up, working alongside paint remover.
• Medium — general cutting back, taking off surface rust.
• Fine — smoothing between coats on varnish and lacquer.
• Extra fine — final smoothing before a finish coat.
• Very fine — de-nibbing, cutting back French polish.
• Super fine — burnishing, applying wax, final polishing.

Where it beats abrasive paper

Mouldings and profiles, spindles and turnings, and rubbing wax into a surface — steel wool holds and distributes wax in a way paper simply can't.

It's also the standard partner to chemical paint removers, where you're lifting softened paint out of detail rather than sanding anything flat.

Two warnings worth having

Never use steel wool on oak, chestnut or other tannin-rich timber that's getting a water-based finish. Fragments left in the grain react with the tannin and produce black staining — which only appears after the finish goes on. Use a synthetic pad instead.

Fine steel wool is a real fire risk. It ignites readily and the finest grades will light from a spark. Keep it away from open flame and spark-generating work, and never store used wool with oily rags.

225g rolls.

Ireland & Northern Ireland — 1–3 working days. Charged by total order weight, VAT included:

• Up to 30 kg — €6.99, or free on orders over €85
• 30–60 kg — €13.99
• 60–100 kg — €27.99
• Over 100 kg — pallet delivery €49.99

Great Britain — 2–4 working days. €13.95 up to 30 kg, then €27.90, €55.90 and €99.90 by the same weight steps. There is no free delivery to Great Britain.

Rest of Europe — non-liquid items only, from €11.75, priced by destination and weight at checkout. Paint and other liquids ship to Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain only.

Dispatch and collection — in-stock orders placed before 12pm Monday to Friday ship the same day. Click & collect at Ballymount, Dublin 12 is free and often ready within the hour.

Returns — 14 days to change your mind and 14 more to send it back. Tinted paint is non-returnable once mixed.