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Just curious if anyone is using the purple clean performance series sanding discs or continuous paper. My rep says its an awesome paper but leery about switching from carborundum to 3M. They claim it lasts twice as long and doesn’t clog because of the clean-out holes in the paper. Im testing it out so hope it does work a little better, Im only testing the da paper for now as the continuous requires different blocks with the holes in them. Also doing a price comparison to see if its actually worth the switch. Any feedback would be great….:cheers
The paper is amazing with a dust free setup, I use it with the 3M vac sanders. The paper lasts way longer compared to the 3M gold, I am not that familiar with carborundum paper. It would be cost effective only if its in a place where guys are using the disc to its entire life, low-waste shop.
[quote=”admin” post=18856] It would be cost effective only if its in a place where guys are using the disc to its entire life, low-waste shop.[/quote]
I agree completely with this.It works great for dust free, either with the correct blocks for the strips, or on the special DA backing pads, but due to their cost you need to ensure you get full life out of them.
Personally I’ve stuck with the Mirka Abranet/Autonet discs and strips, as I thought they lasted even longer still, but the 3M product is very good.
[quote=”rodney79″ post=18855]Just curious if anyone is using the purple clean performance series sanding discs or continuous paper. My rep says its an awesome paper but leery about switching from carborundum to 3M. They claim it lasts twice as long and doesn’t clog because of the clean-out holes in the paper. Im testing it out so hope it does work a little better, Im only testing the da paper for now as the continuous requires different blocks with the holes in them. Also doing a price comparison to see if its actually worth the switch. Any feedback would be great….:cheers[/quote]
the purple clean discs were great when I used to use them, they suck up the dust pretty well.
only thing is that the vacuum bags fill up quickly (if your using them) and i found that the edges of the bag can be so
sharp that they can scratch the panel your sanding. I would agree that the purple clean lasts a lot longerI’ve used the 3M paper, and also agree that it is longer lasting. Did a comparison one day between the new Clean sand, the old Purple 3M and Norton. Norton had the shortest life, the clean sand the longest.
The shop I am at now uses Carbo. It is good enough. The 3M is good, but I wouldn’t say that I miss it…
i also have just demo’d the clean sheet sand paper and it is very good stuff..If u don’t have people that are in the habit of changing the paper every 30 secs just because it is worth the money..
I use this setup also they work great. but the bags do fill up quickly and seem to get in the way..
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