Sanding Disc Availability/Sources

Almost all of my machine sanding is done on headlights, and when I started doing that I would use the Meguiar's Unigrit hook and loop 3" discs, some of which were foam backed.

Meguiar's got out of that business, I guess because their parent 3M, who I believe is the largest abrasives manufacturer in the world, is in the same biz. Mirka seemed to become a popular option, along with the 3M Trizact pads.

Now it seems that both the 3M Trizact and the Mirka Abralon are no longer widely available. I'm not sure if this has to do with market changes or tariffs or what, or if I'm just looking in the wrong place.

I see Rupes now has a wide range of sanding discs, no doubt because Jason Rose has seen to that. I also see a lot of no-name discs on Amazon. I also see Mike Phillips is using Eagle Abrasives by Kovax.

What say the forum on what is the current successor to the Meg's Unigrit sanding discs?

Setec Astronomy said:

What say the forum on what is the current successor to the Meg's Unigrit sanding discs?

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PS I wasn't trying to exclude the forum owner from any input he may have on this topic

I have not had any problems finding 3M Trizact in both 3" and 6", but I don't use it much for the type of topics we teach in our classes. Anytime a sanding disc has a foam backing, it's for the most part, for refining the surface, not leveling or flattening the surface.

I remember when the Meguiar's Unigrit discs were first introduced and while I don't know that 3M made these for Meguiar's, they used the same technology, just different colors.

The normal sanding discs I use for headlight correction are the Mirka Abralon and so far, I don't have any problem getting these, normally off Amazon. For our boat detailing classes, we use the 6" Mirka Abralon discs.

And for leveling orange peel, and/or refining sanding marks and also leveling orange peel, we use the Eagle Abrasives by KOVAX sanding discs.

Setec Astronomy said:

What say the forum on what is the current successor to the Meg's Unigrit sanding discs?

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My answer to your question would be the 3M Trizact would be the closest and/or best replacement for the Meguiar's Unigrit discs.


Mike