Customer Reviews

3M 10119NA Synthetic Steel Wool Pad, 0000 Super Fine

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I use Renaissance wax for micro polishing of all metals, and for woods of any finish. The secret to using it is hand rubbing, as opposed to the way you wax your car. It cleans and polishes while laying down a coat of preservative wax. This 0000 pad from 3M is perfect for the application. You can use the less fine pad (they use different colors for different coarseness/fineness), especially on steel tools.

I use 0000 steel wool. But sometimes you do not want to risk leaving any of those fine steel fibers behind to rust. These pads actually hold their shape better than wools, which tend to separate under pressure, so these go further.

I also like these pads for pumice and rottenstone, getting a good load of paraffin oil. You get good control over them for polishing and fine abrasive work. I can size them for fingertip work or for whole flat hand coverage.

You cannot do a French Polish with them, but they are suited to the alternative, Qualasole, of for any other rubbing finishes like tung, linseed or Danish penetrating oils.

Check out 3M's whole line of grades, but this is the one I buy most often. I would not use this fine 0000 grade for scrubbing pots because it will choke with caked on food too fast. But for the above, it earns all five stars even though it does not completely replace 0000 steel wool.

This is a great alternative to steel wool for cleaning kitchen pots. It removes most baked on eggs and pancakes. It won't rust and doesn't contain any soap like chemicals like most steel wools.

I haven't used this product yet so I cannot review it. I bought this product because it was recommended to be used with the Renaissance Wax Polish, we'll see how it works with the wax.