I found this small sander to be a very good finishing sander and have used it now for about a month. I was able to finish off a couple of projects that I had and was waiting to get a better sander to do finishing sanding as the sander I had was too robust and left a lot of sanding marks whereas the ETS 125 REQ was able to get rid of any marks and do a smooth surface so I could apply the stain and finish to my project. I really like the light weight of the sander and the way it gets rid of any blemishes in the wood I was working with on my project.