This article investigates the benefits of using Finite Volume Particle Method (FVPM) to simulate grinding process. This meshless particle technique employed to simulate the specimen behaviour is a variant of the well-known Smooth Particles Hydrodynamics (SPH). Indeed, FVPM method has been successfully used for the simulation of elasto-plastic material deformation induce by silt impacts. The presented analysis is based on the simulation and experimentation of a single particle damaging a specimen. The numerical approach is coherent with the literature. Both simulated and measured damage geometries have been compared. The presented results consist in a first step toward simulating more complex surface finishing operations and towards producing industrially relevant outcomes.