SPI Finish Standards

SPI Finish Finished Guide Typical Applications Steel Hardness Description

S136 54HRC
Grade #3 Diamond Lens / Mirror – requires
A-1
Buff 420 SS material
8407 52HRC

DF-2 58HRC For mirror or optical finishes.

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Grade #6 Diamond
A-2 High Polish parts Most timeconsuming. Steel
Buff
XW-10 60HRC grade important to results

S136 300HB

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Grade #15 Diamond
A-3 High Polish parts
Buff
718SUPREME 300HB

B-1 600 Grit paper Medium Polish parts

Removes all tool and machining

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marks.Provides good mould
B-2 400 Grit paper Medium Polish
release. Lightreflecting finish on
moulded part, some sheen.
B-3 320 Grit paper Med – Low polish
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C-1 600 Stone Low Polish parts
Removes all tool and machining
marks.Provides good mould
C-2 400 Stone Low Polish parts
release. Mute finish on moulded
part, no sheen
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C-3 320 Stone Low Polish parts

D-1 Dry Blast Glass Bead Satin finish For decorative finishes. Often
used fordiecast and thermoset
up

cooling. Helps hideshrink marks

D-2 Dry Blast # 240 Oxide Dull Finish
and other imperfections.
Dull,non reflecting finish on
D-3 Dry Blast # 24 Oxide Dull finish moulded or cast part.
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The SPI is that Society of the Plastics Industry sets standard for plastics industry in the United States that identifies the
cosmetic quality of plastics, Upmold uses the SPI standard to define finish of plastic injection molded parts.
There are twelve grades of finishes specified by the SPI in four categories that range from shiny to dull. Each grade has
different requirements for allowable deviation from perfect, with lower numbers allowing for less deviation and higher
numbers allowing for more deviation.