Mirka vs Norton

[Joe Shinall]

I asked for some opinions on sandpaper a few weeks ago. Been looking into it some more and want to know some opinions on Mirka sanding discs for ROS. I see they also have the "dustless" discs as well. Any better than Norton discs?

[Richard Dragin]

I have heard good things and I doubt they could be worse than Norton. if you are not already looking at the 2sand website they have a great selection. I am partial to the Rhynogrip discs but I would like to try the Abranet (Mirka) dustless system.

[Tim Johnson]

I've been using Mirka Gold disks for about two years and am very pleased with the results. I use them on several different ROS sanders with a vacuum attachment and they do a great job and hold up well too. I happily buy more as needed.

[Mike Henderson]

I use Mirka, also, and have been satisfied. Doesn't mean I won't try other brands that are reported as good, but for now, I'm satisfied.

Mike

[Brian Kent]

Mirkas do real well, hold up OK.

What is a dustless system?

[Kent A Bathurst]

I like the Mirka as well. No reason you couldn't try out a pack of each and see how they work for you.

The "dustless" - I thought that was the Festool version?

[Van Huskey]

Mirkas do real well, hold up OK.

What is a dustless system?

http://www.mirka.com/abranet

[Rob Cunningham]

I used to use Mirka disks and was happy with the quality. I now use 3M 255L disks. They seem to last longer and hold up better since they are film backed

[Brad Wood]

I've got Mirka and Norton in the shop right now. Mirka seems to perform better... i.e. lasts longer, etc.

[Mike Zilis]

All of my random orbit sanding is with Mirka discs. I really like the Abranet "dustless" or mesh discs. I couldn't ask for better performance. For the most aggressive grits I use the Mirka Gold discs. I found excellent prices at supergrit dot com for the Abranet and decent prices at Amazon for the Gold.

-Mike