Home Improvement
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Few things are more satisfying than DIY: tackling a home improvement project with your own hands and seeing it through to the end. All you need is a little inspiration, some grit, elbow grease, and products you can trust. Norton has you covered with tips, videos, and a full range of sanding, sharpening, cutting, and grinding solutions.
Bring Your DIY Projects to Life with Norton Products
Sanding
Available in a range of grits, Norton sanding sheets, discs, belts, and sponges strip, smoothe, and finish wood, paint, plastic, drywall, and metal.
Sharpening
With more than 190 years of experience developing sharpening solutions, trust your woodworking tools, cutlery, knives, and other precision tools to Norton.
Cutting & Grinding
Whether you’re working with metal, granite, tile, or masonry, Norton Clipper has the products you need, from diamond blades to grinding and cut-off wheels.
Featured Home Improvement Products
Meshpower
Provides virtually dust free sanding for a cleaner work environment and a better finish.
ProSand
Tough, durable, and long lasting, ProSand can withstand any size sanding project.
IM313
Contains three oil stones and is designed for faster and more precise sharpening and honing.
Norton Clipper
From diamond blades to wire brushes, see what Norton Clipper products distributors have in store.
Sanding Playlist
Find out how easy sanding can be with Norton power and hand sanding solutions.
Sharpening Playlist
Learn how to keep your tools ready for your next DIY project with Norton sharpening solutions.
Grinding & Cutting Playlist
See how Norton Clipper products can help you finish your home improvement projects.
Home Improvement Resources
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Norton Do-It-Yourself and Contractor Market Catalog - 340
A complete range of high performance abrasive products for drywall,painting, and woodworking, as well as for hardware and power tools for the professional do-it-yourself-er or contractor.
Sanding 101
Whether you are a professional woodworker or just a weekend warrior, sanding is a necessary step in your process to get the perfect finish on your workpiece. Use the proper technique, and a few tips a...
Bare Wood Sanding
Sanding is often the most overlooked surface preparation step with bare wood, as people generally think “bare” means ready-to-go. Yet, the quality and uniformity of a finished piece is dependent on pr...
Choosing a Sharpening Stone
There are three common types of sharpening stones: benchstones, waterstones, and diamond stones. With each having its own advantage for the user, learn how to choose the right one for your needs.
How to Choose the Right Wire Brush for Home Improvement
Learn the three factors of choosing the right wire brush for your home improvement project.
Latest Home Improvement Articles
Angle Grinder Safety Basics
Learn how to safely use an angle grinder, from the abrasive wheel considerations to the role played ...
Norton’s No-Fil® Technology Delivers a Fine Finish
Especially effective in diverse finishing tasks where material tends to stick to the abrasive, Norto...
Get Better Results with Norton Anti-Loading Technologies
Working on any substrate, abrasives can easily become clogged with the material being removed, inter...
Read, Recycle, Be Responsible
Norton® | Saint-Gobain has joined hundreds of manufacturers in the How2Recycle® labeling program. Le...
Do's and Don'ts of Chop Saw Wheels
Follow these Do's and Don'ts from our safety experts to ensure your chop saw wheel remains a safe an...
Powerhouses and the Future of Energy
See the Worcester Business Journal's coverage of the opening of the Saint-Gobain powerhouse, which i...
Blotter Size Versus Flange Size – What is the Rule?
Learn how to determine what size blotter to use when mounting a grinding wheel in order to help prev...
Do's and Don'ts of Portable Cut-Off Wheels
Learn how to use these common tools safely and effectively, whether you're operating them in a shop ...
Safety - Cutting vs. Grinding
The ANSI B7.1 code is very specific defining the proper grinding surfaces for each type of wheel and...
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