Perforated Pad Protector MIRKA®

The Mirka pad saver is a thin hook-and-loop interface placed on the sander's backing pad. It takes the wear from disc changes instead of the pad's hooks, extending the life of a much more expensive part.

Available formats

• Round: 125 mm (44 holes), 150 mm (67 holes or no holes), 200 mm (89 holes).
• Rectangular: 70 x 198 mm (56 holes) and 75 mm (33 holes), for orbital sanders.

Why protect the pad

With each disc change, the pad's hooks wear a little. After a while, they no longer hold the disc: it runs off-centre, vibrates, heats up and eventually comes off. The pad then has to be replaced.

The pad saver sits between the pad and the disc. It takes the wear; when it is worn, you replace it at a fraction of the cost of a pad.

Match the holes

The holes of the pad saver must match those of the pad and the disc. Multi-hole versions, such as the 150 mm 67-hole, suit multi-hole and net discs. A wrongly perforated pad saver blocks extraction and makes the abrasive clog.

Pad saver or interface pad

The pad saver is thin: it does not change how the pad behaves. A Mirka interface pad, thicker, adds flexibility for sanding curved shapes.

See also our interface pads and pad savers, our sander pads and the Mirka products.