Eagle Abrasives Sandpaper
Eagle Abrasives .1311000 KOVAX 131-1000 Sanding Sheet 5-1/2 x 9 in 1000 Grit Silicon Carbide
Eagle Abrasives Sandpaper: Engineered for Professional Results
When it comes to coated abrasives built for demanding work, Eagle Abrasives stands in a class of its own. Backed by the manufacturing heritage of Kovax Corporation — a company with roots going back to 1930 that has played a leading role in Japan's abrasives manufacturing industry — Eagle Abrasives brings precision-engineered sandpaper solutions to auto body shops, woodworkers, and industrial professionals across North America. The result is a lineup of sanding sheets and discs that consistently deliver a professional finish with less effort and less material waste.
A Multi-System Approach to Sanding
What sets Eagle Abrasives apart in the sandpaper category is its roster of purpose-built product lines, each designed to solve a specific finishing challenge:
- Eagle Finkat Dry Sanding Sheets — Available in standard 9x11-inch formats, these sheets are a workhorse option for general surface prep in auto body and woodworking applications. Their open-coat construction helps resist loading, extending the usable life of each sheet.
- Super Assilex Flexible Abrasives — Perhaps Eagle's most talked-about line, Super Assilex uses ultra-flexible bonding combined with super-sharp abrasives to deliver fast, uniform coverage with extremely shallow scratches. As the sheets load, a quick wipe with a towel restores cutting ability — making them remarkably long-lasting and economical for shop use.
- Tolecut Touch-Up System — Designed for precision spot repair on topcoat finishes, the Tolecut line features innovative 8-cut sheet geometry that targets dust nibs and runs without damaging surrounding clear coat. Starter kits are available to get shops up and running quickly.
- Super Buflex DRY Sheets — An innovative dry sanding and polishing system engineered to significantly cut buffing time. The Buflex system combines an ultra-flexible latex abrasive film with a specially designed soft pad to remove topcoat sanding scratches effectively and efficiently.
Built on Proven Abrasive Science
Across its sandpaper range, Eagle Abrasives engineers products around proven mineral science. Standard cutting papers use tough aluminum oxide abrasives that are resin-bonded for long life and feature an open coat to resist loading. Higher-performance options leverage premium zirconium abrasives, which fracture during use to expose fresh, sharp cutting edges — delivering outstanding cutting rates, cooler sanding temperatures, and extended disc life with reduced glazing.
Whether you're block-sanding bare metal, feathering a repair panel, or finishing a fine woodworking project, the right sandpaper makes all the difference. Eagle Abrasives offers a cohesive system approach — sheets, discs, interface pads, and foam blocks — so every stage of your sanding process is covered by products designed to work together. Explore the full Eagle Abrasives brand to discover their complete ecosystem of abrasive and finishing solutions.