Re: Removing Pigtails
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The only people that will not like it are skeptics that preach "rotary-only" for wetsanding haha
Just to note, I was never a skeptic about what a DA polisher can and cannot do, in fact you might have a hard time finding someone who's written more on the subject at least in the online world. That said, for years I've cautioned people against the idea of sanding paint with the idea of removing the sanding marks using only a DA style polisher because of the lack of ability for first generation DA style polishers to rotate a pad under pressure.
Paint is removed best by a pad rotating over the surface, not merely vibrating or jiggling against it which is what can happen with a DA style polisher if you apply too much pressure, use too large of a pad, hold the polisher in a way so that more pressure is applied to only an edge of the pad, or if you're buffing on a high point of any type.
The new generation of DA style polishers offer more power and can do a better job of keeping pads rotating, this would include the PC 7424XP, the Griot's Garage ROP and my guess is the new version polisher Meguiar's will introduce at SEMA next week.
Without typing any longer on this subject because I address this in my forthcoming article, suffice to say, sanding down an entire car and using a rotary buffer to remove 100% of the sanding marks is already hard enough and takes a lot of time. Trying to do this with a tool that the pad will stop rotating for a number of different reasons will just make the job even harder and take longer.
I'm not sure anyone that's ever used both tools and has also sanded down an entire car would argue with this?
At the same time because sanding marks can be removed using a DA style polisher, it is possible for enthusiasts to tackle some wet-sanding projects and successfully remove the sanding marks as long as they have the right tool, the right pads, the right chemicals and use good technique.
How's that?
