Abstract: A sanding apparatus comprising a grooved circular backing plate adapted to be detachably secured to one end of a rotatably driven hollow shaft and supporting an abrasive-coated paper disc formed with a plurality of through holes communicating with grooves formed in the front face of the backing plate, a hollow cylindrical member forming an extension of the hollow shaft and protruding in a recessed central portion of the front face of the backing plate through a central hole thereof, a free space being provided between the central portions of the backing plate and abrasive-coated paper disc, respectively, around the hollow cylindrical member in which radial orifices are formed for allowing said free space to communicate with the interior of said member and of the hollow shaft coupled to suction means.