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General Category => Coverstock Preparation => Topic started by: r534me on January 05, 2012, 10:05:18 AM

Title: Which lasts longer or is a better pad?
Post by: r534me on January 05, 2012, 10:05:18 AM
Abralon or Siair?

 

I need to stock up and wondering what the difference is. 



Title: Re: Which lasts longer or is a better pad?
Post by: mattypizon on January 05, 2012, 06:57:01 PM
 I feel sia outlasts abralon easily.  Sia is aluminum oxide whereas abralon is silicon carbide.  The larger silicon carbide particles break down faster causing the pad to lose its grit value.

Title: Re: Which lasts longer or is a better pad?
Post by: ithinkican on January 05, 2012, 06:59:21 PM
abralon lasts longer by far. if you are wet sanding it at least. more even cut as well


Title: Re: Which lasts longer or is a better pad?
Post by: mattypizon on January 05, 2012, 07:07:39 PM
 Guess you'll have to experiment for yourself.  I know sia lasts longer for a fact but everyone will have their opinion.

Title: Re: Which lasts longer or is a better pad?
Post by: ithinkican on January 05, 2012, 09:34:44 PM
i would get two red solo cups with siaair under one and abralon under the other. pick one and go with it

 


Title: Re: Which lasts longer or is a better pad?
Post by: on January 06, 2012, 12:56:37 AM
My experience is that sia air is much more durable.
 


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Allstar Lanes
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Title: Re: Which lasts longer or is a better pad?
Post by: charlest on January 06, 2012, 03:36:03 AM
+1
 
notclay wrote on 1/6/2012 1:56 AM:
My experience is that sia air is much more durable.
 


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Allstar Lanes
Brunswick Regional Staff
 
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Title: Re: Which lasts longer or is a better pad?
Post by: r534me on January 06, 2012, 09:06:24 AM
Thanks the reviews on the pads.
 
I read some other forums and Wurth pads were mentioned as well as mesh pads.  The cost is much lower for either.   Has anyone used them long term and compared them to the Siaair or Abralon pads?


Title: Re: Which lasts longer or is a better pad?
Post by: On Fire on January 11, 2012, 09:32:03 PM
I have to also say that sia air pads does last longer overall than abralon. I've been using both for two years and though they both sand very well, I get more durability off of the sia air. 

Title: Re: Which lasts longer or is a better pad?
Post by: charlest on January 11, 2012, 09:44:05 PM
Heard of Jost Pads (supposedly the basis for Abralon and Siaair pads
Web page: Sample retailer and details of Jost pads).
Never heard of Wurth pads. Do you have a reference?
 
r534me wrote on 1/6/2012 10:06 AM:
Thanks the reviews on the pads.
 
I read some other forums and Wurth pads were mentioned as well as mesh pads.  The cost is much lower for either.   Has anyone used them long term and compared them to the Siaair or Abralon pads?




"None are so blind as those who will not see."
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Edited by charlest on 1/11/2012 at 10:45 PM
Title: Re: Which lasts longer or is a better pad?
Post by: r534me on January 12, 2012, 02:49:53 AM
I found the pad info on another bowling website.  I have to search for it. 
 
The main point I found while reading the thread was that pads from other hobbies could be used to manipulate the surface of the ball.  In this case, it was woodworking. I checked on ebay and 25 Wurth pads were 20 bucks plus shipping.  They are 8 inch pads.  However, I don't know what grit they are.  One other point was the materials of each pad.  The opinion was that the Abralon use a type of material that was not quite as durable as the one used by Siaair. 
 
charlest wrote on 1/11/2012 10:44 PM:
Heard of Jost Pads (supposedly the basis for Abralon and Siaair pads
Never heard of Wurth pads. Do you have a reference?
 
r534me wrote on 1/6/2012 10:06 AM:
Thanks the reviews on the pads.
 
I read some other forums and Wurth pads were mentioned as well as mesh pads.  The cost is much lower for either.   Has anyone used them long term and compared them to the Siaair or Abralon pads?




"None are so blind as those who will not see."

 
 
Edited by charlest on 1/11/2012 at 10:45 PM


Title: Re: Which lasts longer or is a better pad?
Post by: DON DRAPER on January 19, 2012, 01:59:25 PM
I've been using Siaair pads since they first came on the market and they are holding up better than the Abralon pads that I used to use.
 
Edited by DON DRAPER on 1/19/2012 at 3:05 PM
Title: Re: Which lasts longer or is a better pad?
Post by: mchammerheim on February 06, 2012, 04:30:48 PM
For reference here is a link to SIA(WURTH) that I found:
 
https://www.supergrit.com/products/products_discs-wurth
 
I haven't tried them, just found them just now and may order some to try.