About The Finish 1st Brand

The new Finish 1st Automotive Finishing System was designed for both professional and DIY customers. Containing all the standards for sanding and finishing projects that any car enthusiast would expect as well as innovative new approaches to your basic sanding tasks. Finish 1st has high quality products for all automotive body surface treatments. The new Finish 1st Automotive Finishing System has products that can be used in all auto body stages. Ali Industries, Inc. is a family owned company located in Fairborn, Ohio that has been operating since 1961.

During the 1970’s, Ali Industries brought its sandpaper and abrasive sanding tools to the “Do It Yourself” (DIY) and commercial markets under the GatorGrit Brand name and eventually began private label brands for co-op hardware stores. In addition to manufacturing sandpaper and premium abrasives, Ali Industries also has in-house operations which allow the company to produce all of its product packaging as well as a wide variety of merchandising displays.

Ali Industries currently supplies sandpaper and abrasive products to over 25,000 hardware co-op and automotive stores throughout the United States, Europe, Canada and Mexico. Our standard line of products has grown into a family of related product lines described on this site. Our continuing goal is to provide the industry with durable, performance-designed premium quality sandpaper and abrasives that will more than satisfy the consumer. Our founder’s philosophy that “Price only gets people in the door once, but higher quality is what brings our customers back” still remains and is an important reason why we have been able to develop such a successful company.