Luckily, if you only need to scuff the surface, there is an alternative. Minimize the fuss and eliminate the dust with liquid sandpaper. Liquid sandpaper is a chemical substitute for hand sanding.

Grit measures sandpaper’s coarseness, determined by the size of the abrasive particles on its surface. A coarse grit wears down whatever you’re sanding more quickly, but it also leaves deep ...

They’re not all additive, though; the final (and perhaps, most toxic) method here to achieve a smooth surface on a print uses solvent to remove some of the material instead. While sandpaper does ...