Doesn't sound like too much of a stretch to me. Call Makita? BTW, I replaced the hook-and-loop pad on my Porter Cable ROS with a flat one for adhesive paper, and I like it a lot better. The Ryobi disk was half the price, and I made it work.

: Pete: I have an old Makita palm sander that I'd like to convert to using
: adhesive sandpaper. I'm curious whether Makita will replace the felt pad
: on palm sanders to the rubber pad they use for adhesive paper.

: Jim