Mirka 9A-232-AP Abranet 5-Inch Mesh Grip Discs

Great quality and last 2 to 3 times longer than any other sandpaper I’ve tried.

Not a bad product but also not good was using on a festool and a DeWalt sander had bad luck with them staying on the dewalt. They dont clog and seem to have a fairly decent life span. And since mesh dont have to worry about hole patterns lining up which is why I purchased

As good as diablo, half the price

Well, 95+% dust free. I have a Mirka sander with vacuum. This setup gives me great sanding on hardwoods like cherry, with almost no dust. I would bet that any sander with dust collection, and the use of these disks will result in very little dust in the air.

I use these abrasives on a Festool sander with a pad. Works very well providing a smooth even finish. Long lasting as they stay clean. I like them better than traditional sanding discs. Will by other grits as well.

Mirka lies about Abranet.....They say it lasts twice as long and regular sanding disks but my experience is it lasts five times longer! I love these on my Mirka Deros sander.

I didnt realize there is a difference between the regular Abranet which uses aluminum oxide and the Abranet Ace that uses ceramic oxide. The ceramic oxide really keeps cutting for a long time. Oh well, Mirka sanders are excellent and even the regular Abranet is still a good product. FYI, seems like these burn out hook and loop pads on some non-Mirka sanders. You may want to use them with a pad saver.

I love the Abranet system! It requires an extra pad protector, and the disks are more expensive than the paper Mirka disks I was buying before. But the disks last much longer, the sander is able to pick up more of the dust, and I am able to get a much smoother finish on the hard maple I first sanded with these. Before, I stopped at 320 grit because the pads became ineffective (clogged or the grit wore out, Im not sure which) so fast that I didnt think finer grit was even worth trying. Because I bought the 35 piece variety pack of Abranet disks, I bought a 5 pack of the protector pads separately. Now I can sand up to 600 grit, and the finish is glassy smooth. Im glad I got 5 of the protector pads because now I can share samples of the Abranet system with friends.

Abranet is definitely longer lasting than traditional orbital sanding disks. Its the only abrasive disk i use now. For those of you interested or curious: I did purchase a big box of the Autonet to compare. My observations: stick with Abranet for wood sanding. Autonet does not last nearly as long on wood. Also, you do need to hook into dust collection to gain all the benefits of Abranet, otherwise there will be sanding dust everywhere just like any other abrasive disk

Im using lots of this stuff in oak cabinet refinishing between coats of certain sanding sealers, lacquers etc. On old cabinets where we decided not to remove all the old stain/dye layers, we abraded the surface with these before applying de-waxed shellac seal coat. The first panel was cut quickly but these pads seem to wear down much quicker than say, Festool Granat papers. In between coats, I may use the 400 grit. For really light abrasion to de-nub overspray, etc, I may use the pre conditioned (used) sanding discs. Im using the Mirka pad protectors designed for these pads on a ROS. Wish they had this available in sheets for my other orbital sander (non rotating) that uses 80x130mm paper. 5 pads to to a rectangle are well shy of getting 130mm but can be usable for corners. The dust removal is OK, but not as great as the paper designed explicitly for my ROS with a dust extractor. You can vacuum theses pads between usage, or rinse & dry them.