I was incredibly impressed with this product compared to what I originally used which was Craftsman brand sandpaper. There was premature belt failure with Craftsman brand sandpaper, and when I tried to remove the paint the belts seemed to get so hard they would just melt the paint after a few minutes. This prompted me to try something different, so I ordered this for my Craftsman belt sander that I bought from Lowe's. I have come to the conclusion that the performance of this belt is much better than the Craftsman belt. Not only have I seen no breakage, but the paint hasn't penetrated sufficiently to interfere with the sandpaper's ability to peel it off. Given how much better this sandpaper is, all I can say is that it's great and I won't be buying any more Craftsman tapes and papers.