| heavy metal removal, grinding welds, rust removal | P24 | 24 | P40/40 |
| metal removal, weld finishing | P36 | 36 | P60/60 |
| medium metal removal, heavy paint removal, initial shaping of reinforced material | P40 | 40 | P80/80 |
| ⭐ | P60 | 60 | P120/120 |
| initial shaping of body filler, paint removal, finishing metal before primer | P80 | 80 | P180/180 |
| ⭐ | P120 | 120 | P220/220 |
| final straightening of body filler, sanding out chips and defects in old paint | P180 | 180 | P320/320 |
| ⭐ | P220 | 220 | P400/320 |
| final sanding before primer or final straightening step when block sanding primer | P320 | none | P600/400 |
| ⭐ | P400 | 320 | - |
| final sanding before paint | P600 | 400 | P1000/600 |
| ⭐ | P800 | 500 | P1200/600 |
| heavy defect and texture removal in finished paint | P1000 | 600 | P1500/800 |
| ⭐ | P1200 | - | - |
| light defect and medium texture removal in finished paint | P1500 | 800 | P2000/heavy duty rubbing compound |
| light texture removal in finished paint, removing P1500 scratches | P2000 | 1000 | rubbing compound |
| removing P2000 scratches | P2500 | - | 1500 |
| ⭐ | P3000 | - | - |