Accessory for using steel wool or other abrading materials

For use with a power sander having a platen that can be oscillated under power, an improved accessory comprising the combination of a sheet of flexible material adapted to extend the entire length of the accessory and moreover be removably secured to the platen, said sheet of flexible material being sized larger than the exposed face of the platen so as to provide an intermediate section that can overlie the platen face and end sections that can be wrapped around the platen ends and be gripped thereat operable to secure the sheet of flexible material relative to the platen, and a mat area sized approximately the same as the platen face and secured flush against the sheet of flexible material at the intermediate section thereof, the mat area being in the form of the hook portion only of a Velcro-type hook and loop fastener, whereby when the flexible sheet is secured to the platen said mat area is virtually coextensive of and entirely backed by the platen and is rigidly held relative to the platen and the hooks of the Velcro-type hook fastener are exposed and projected away from the platen, whereby an abrading element such as a pad of steel wool can be pressed against and adhered to the mat area operable thereby to allow use of the power sander for powered steel wooling.