Abrasives search tool - find the right abrasive for your sander and sanding task

[peter halle]

I can't seem to use the tool either
I'm in The Netherlands.

The original link isn't functional.  Here is a link to what is currently on Festool USA website.  Please note that what we have here might be different than what you have in the Netherlands and of course the prices will be different.

https://www.festoolusa.com/knowledge/abrasives

Peter

 

[jaguar36]

I can't seem to use the tool either
I'm in The Netherlands.

https://www.festoolusa.com/knowledge/abrasives

That page is in dire need of some updating.  For one thing the description of the Diamant is actually the description of the Vlies.

It would also be super if it had some useful descriptions particularly where the grits overlap.  For instance lets say I want to remove a fair amount of stock from a oak board; Rubin says its good for that, Garant says its good for bare wood, and Saphir says its good for aggressive stock removal too.  The description of Rubin is particularly poor. It's good for hard wood, but also good for soft wood, ohh and wood products too!  Why not just say its meant for wood?  It reads like someone was just trying to get in a bunch of keyword search terms.

 

[Allfinished]

I’m having trouble finding what paper to use for the 496692 hand sander. Which sandpaper should I be ordering for it and do I need to poke holes in them?

 

[Shane Holland]

I’m having trouble finding what paper to use for the 496692 hand sander. Which sandpaper should I be ordering for it and do I need to poke holes in them?

Welcome to the forum, [member=65180]Allfinished[/member]. I think you mean 496962, right? It uses the same abrasive as the LS 130 and RTS 400 sanders. Link below.
http://www.festoolproducts.com/accessories/sanders/abrasives/rts-rtsc-400-abrasives.html

 

[Allfinished]

Thanks so much!

 

[mwildt]

Old thread

Any recommendations for sanding latex paint ? I feel it always clogs the paper no matter speed and suction settings. I've primarily used granat 180-220 paper.

 

[Coen]

Bob Marino sells many grits in 10 packs.  Bob is GREAT!!

For non-pro users that is very nice. But didn't he stop doing that?

I looked into availability of sandpaper for the Rotex 90 here. But straight from Festool it's only packs of 50 or 100 in D90 Granat. D150 Granat is better with 40,60,80,120,180, 320 being available in packs of 10.

Some UK and German sellers sometimes put up assortments on eBay. Shame not more dealers are ripping open packs.

 

[rvieceli]

Nope. Bob still offers quite a few 10 packs.
https://www.bobmarinosbesttools.com/granat-abrasives-d-90/p/497363/

 

[RustE]

Bob Marino sells many grits in 10 packs.  Bob is GREAT!!

For non-pro users that is very nice. But didn't he stop doing that?

I think he stopped for a while when making some changes within his business.

Festool Nirvana also does custom assortments. Yes, it is a slightly higher cost, but still better than buying full boxes to use only a few pieces.

 

[Coen]

Nope. Bob still offers quite a few 10 packs.
https://www.bobmarinosbesttools.com/granat-abrasives-d-90/p/497363/

Yes, the leftovers it seems.

 

[onocoffee]

I recently came into possession of quite a lot of Festool Granat Abrasives in 125mm and 150mm size (with just a tad bit of Rubin). I presume these came from the same era as the sanders I got them with - circa 2017. The 150mm abrasives do not have the hole pattern of the current Jetstream. Some of the Granat colors seem "faded" compared to modern Granat purchased recently, some even look a bit on the green side instead of light blue.

Overall, the abrasives look clean. Their boxes are in good condition and they do not seem to have any kind of mold or mildew on them (unlike some of the pics I've seen online from other sellers).

I'm wondering if there is some kind of lifespan or half-life to the abrasives, or if they can last indefinitely?

Thanks!

 

[luvmytoolz]

I'm wondering if there is some kind of lifespan or half-life to the abrasives, or if they can last indefinitely?

I made the mistake of buying up big on consumables before realising the insanely high amount of use you can get out of quality media.

Consequently I find myself giving away loads of discs I bought 40 or so years ago, as I simply cannot go through them in my lifetime.

The only ones I had issues with were the blue fabric backed Alu Oxide sheets/discs circa ~1980 that the glue just separated on after 3 or so decades.

All the others are as good now as when I bought them new!

Obviously if discs are stored under sunlight, heat, etc, this could affect them.

 

[Coen]

I recently came into possession of quite a lot of Festool Granat Abrasives in 125mm and 150mm size (with just a tad bit of Rubin). I presume these came from the same era as the sanders I got them with - circa 2017. The 150mm abrasives do not have the hole pattern of the current Jetstream. Some of the Granat colors seem "faded" compared to modern Granat purchased recently, some even look a bit on the green side instead of light blue.

Overall, the abrasives look clean. Their boxes are in good condition and they do not seem to have any kind of mold or mildew on them (unlike some of the pics I've seen online from other sellers).

I'm wondering if there is some kind of lifespan or half-life to the abrasives, or if they can last indefinitely?

Thanks!

I have 15+ years old Festool abrasives. No issue.

I imagine storing them at high humidity and temperature will give issues over time.