Vlies abrasives discontinued?

[Opus]

I'm a new owner of a Rotex 125 and a DTS 400 with a LOT of steel cleaning to be done in the near future.  I was extremely disappointed to call Festool and hear that the Vlies abrasives are being discontinued, with no immediate replacement.  What should I look for as a replacement? 

Thanks!

 

[nclemmons]

Perhaps something from 3M?
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3MIndustrial/Abrasives/Products/~/Scotch-Brite-Surface-Conditioning-Disc?N=7581642+3293250143&rt=rud

 

[Shane Holland]

I'm a new owner of a Rotex 125 and a DTS 400 with a LOT of steel cleaning to be done in the near future.  I was extremely disappointed to call Festool and hear that the Vlies abrasives are being discontinued, with no immediate replacement.  What should I look for as a replacement?

[member=47160]Opus[/member], for what it's worth, Festool has not communicated this to dealers. As far as I'm aware, Vlies has not been discontinued. There's even brand new Vlies hand sanding options coming on 3/1.

[member=57769]TylerC[/member] can confirm one way or the other.

 

[TylerC]

Vlies abrasives have not been discontinued. I'm not sure where you heard that, but it's a false alarm.

[member=48572]Shane Holland[/member] is right that we're actually expanding our Vlies options.

 

[Shane Holland]

Thanks for the confirmation, Tyler.

 

[Opus]

I got the information from Festool USA.  I recontacted them and got updated information.

RO 125 Sanders  Vlies A120 Coarse 5 125 mm Diameter Round 488107 has been replaced by part # 201131
RO 125 Sanders  Vlies A280 Fine  5 125 mm Diameter Round 488108 has been replaced by part # 201132
DTS 400 Sander   Vlies        A120Coarse 10 100 x 150 mm         Delta         489045 has been discontinued.

Of course, the last one is the one I REALLY need.