By User:LPNalini @timeAndDate(1274229485)
Mirka is a world leader in the manufacture of coated abrasives, and specializes in flexible abrasives and products that produce dust-free finishes. Mirka's main focus is on products for the automotive industry, but it works extensively in the wood finishing and sanding business also. While some power sanding tools are available from Mirka, they stick mainly to the actual coated abrasives used for sanding rather than the power tools. Anyone looking for sanding and polishing solutions should check out some Mirka products as they really do stay on the forefront of the technology.
Below we'll take a look at some of Mirka's leading products and answer some questions that youhave about them. For instance: how in the heck do you sand something without producing dust?
Mirka Coated Abrasives
Mirka produces three separate lines of coated abrasives, each one intended for a different application.
* Abranet Abrasives
** Abranet standard products are designed for use in a wide variety of applications, from drywall to wood to automotive.
** Abranet Heavy Duty Abrasives are specially designed for use in heavy duty sanding and finishing situations of hard materials.
*** Automotive
*** Aerospace
*** Composite Materials
** "Abranet HD uses a nylon mesh backing material to create a more consistent abrasive surface." (Mirka.com, 2010).
** Abranet is a dust-free product. Removing dust will:
*** Improve the finish delivered to surfaces.
*** Improve your work area, of course.
** How do you sand dust free?
*** Abranet material contains thousands of small holes which will, by the action of the sander, vacuum away dust as it is produced.
*** Dustcatching."
* Ultimax
** Designed for use with hard wood sanding and finishing. Some examples of hard wood are:
*** Oak
*** Beech
** Selective Coating (TM) Technology (Patent Pending), developed by Mirka, has three advantages:
*** It will prevent clogging.
*** It will increase the life span of the abrasive, allowing it to be used longer and on more jobs.
*** It improves sanding pressure, causing higher abrasion per grain, which to you translates into less work for the same results.
* Polarshine Polishing Compounds
** Designed for use in the automotive industry; delivers excellent finishes to cars.
** Polarshine VF5
*** Medium fine polishing applications.
*** Removal of sanding marks and smaller inconsistencies, i.e. holograms and sticker glue.
*** Machine or hand use.
** Polarshine A12
*** Fine polishing applications.
*** May be used with a machine to remove sanding marks.
*** More suitable for polishing and obtaining a high-gloss finish.
*** Hand ormachine use.
Mirka Power Polishing and Sanding Tools
Although not its main focus, Mirka does produce some power tools for use with its abrasive products:
* Mirka Polisher PS1437
** Hand held
** Electrically driven
** Spindle lock for easy pad change
** Variable speed motor
** Recommended for use with Mirka Polarshine products.
* Miro 955 Drywall Sander
** Ergonomically designed to facilitate sanding of drywall filler.
*** Long, comfortable handle will keep you from having to reach up and around and wear yourself out just getting to where you're sanding.
** Vacuum cleaner attachment point for optimized use with Mirka Abranet products.
** Electrically driven; variable speed motor.
** 225mm (8.8 inch) sanding head will get a lot of work done quickly.
* Ceros Electric Random Orbital Sanders
** Compatible with Mirka 125mm and 150mm backing pads.
** Brushless electrical motorexcellent for maintaining constant speed under load.
** Useful in a variety of situations from wood to automotive.
