About Us

Our warehouse is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8am- 5pm and is located in Orange County-Santa Ana, California Feel free to contact us 714-662-0909 or 1-800-854-0449 or via email at: carbtools@pacbell.net

Established in 1956. We carry over 6,000 line items of abrasives and burrs of high quality. We have manufacturing facilities in Santa Ana, California of which we produce carbide burrs that complement are abrasive sales. We have been in the abrasive business for 25 years and the burr manufacturing since 1956.

We offer both standard and custom-designed abrasives and burrs at competitive prices, We also pride ourselves as excelling in customer service and technical support.

We are your first and best choice!


E-Commerce Solutions

Before entering into the field of E-Commerce, we need to answer the following questions: Who is our target customer? Why should someone do business with us? What differentiates us from online competition? Where is our sales territory? What is our order minimum? How do we handle re-orders? How up-to-date are our back office order processing, inventory and accounting systems? This is why we partnered with advanceware.net for the answers.

Comfort and trust

For customers to buy from us, they must be comfortable doing business with us, trust our products and that we are going to be around for awhile. Tell them who we are, what we do and why they should do business with us.

Probably you have formed a rough idea of who we are through reading this part; you’ll know us much better through real time communication and business contact.

Diversity of Products

For more than 100 years, people around the world have looked to our manufacters; 3M, Norton Abrasives, Merit, Burr King, Dynabrade and of course our own line of CTI Tools for products and ideas that solve problems and make their lives easier and better. With more than 55,000 products, 30-plus core technologies and leadership in major markets served worldwide, CTI Abrasives continues to develop ingenious solutions to meet your varying needs.

Powerful Leading Brands for Industry

Automotive Refinishing Products

From the drawing board to the body shop, every product is extensively tested to establish higher standards of performance and productivity. All products are engineered to save body shop pros time and money while providing the finest possible end result. And the best possible bottom line.

Construction Products

CTI Abrasives & Tools is the only supplier that can offer you a full line of abrasive products and equipment - including diamond blades, diamond core bits, abrasive blades, grinding wheels, sandpaper, floor care pads, walk-behind floor saws, masonry saws, tile saws, and core drills. In most cases, we offer these products at multiple performance/price tiers allowing you to match the product to most any construction job requirement

Abrasive Products For The Do-It-Yourself and Professional Contractor Marketstt

CTI Abrasives provides the products and advice to help you through your sanding, grinding and cutting projects. As a distributor for more than 50 years, we have the solution to your project needs. Products for the Do-It-Yourself and the professional contractor we supply Abrasive Sponges, Belts & Sleeves, Diamond Blades, Grinding Wheels/Blades, Rolls, Sharpening Stones, Sheets, and Surface Prep/Cleaning Products.

Abrasives for the Aerospace and Industrial Market

Bonded Abrasives
From aggressive zirconia alumina snagging wheels, to premium ceramic toolroom wheels, to the dressing sticks that keep our wheels performing at maximum productivity, the Norton bonded abrasive product line can meet all your rough and precision application needs – with grinding wheels, depressed center wheels, cut-off wheels, snagging wheels, segments, mounted points, cones and plugs, dressing sticks and sharpening stones.

Coated Abrasives
3M and Norton coated abrasive product line encompasses a complete range of belts, discs, rolls, sheets and flap wheels for all your welding, MRO and production needs: stock removal, dimensioning, grinding, deburring, cleaning, blending, polishing and finishing.

Surface Finishing Products
Surface Finishing Products are made of a non-woven nylon web impregnated with abrasive grain and resin. A variety of abrasives, grit sizes and backing materials give the user an extensive and superior product offering.

Superabrasives
The industry's most comprehensive diamond and CBN product line. 3M and Norton superabrasive products are made in ISO certified, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.