Wow. Didn't know any of that. I use them on a 3m Clean sanding soft disc pads for initial cuts then finish with an interface pad.i kinda like it. you of course always use it on a soft interface pad. any of the eagles discs that are the thin cloth type are not made for cutting things flat. dont expect to cut out orange peel with it. thats not what its for. its for refining scratches or if you paint a panel the bufflex is made to cut the dust nibs out without removing the peel. this way your new panel matches the oem finish.
What other pearls of wisdom do you have?another trick is when they start to wear out and cut slow, pull the disc off and reattach it. it will cut like almost new again. because they are so flexible they are only cutting on the hard points of the velcro pad. reattaching relocates those points onto less used abrasive. eagle makes special interface pads for the bufflex which is essentially a soft fuzzy side similar to the disc so the whole disc is cutting but i cant figure them out because the disc doesnt attach to it. it just sits between the panel and the sander. in any case i dont like it. i would rather pull off and reattach.
TruthNothing wrong with the 3000 then 8000. It works fine. You just need to watch Your not overusing the 3000 discs. Youll be sanding away and that stuff will have stopped working but you cant really tell. You end up with arwas that are still 1500 scratches without realizing it.
OEM. The disc was new. It's not the first time. The consistency of the marks is what made me question the interface.Only thing that i have caused a pigtail is when you get dirt trapped under the disc. Other than that, all the eagle soft discs i never have an issue with pigtailing. They are all done wet so dirt will be the main culprit, not leaving marks from a clogged or loaded disc. How fresh is the clear? 24hrs or more?
Thank you for your time Jimall i can say is no i have never had any unusual pigtail issue with the discs. you should be able to to go right from that to blue or 3m trizact 3000 without issue. the assilex discs have some holes in them so be sure you dont have dirt coming out of the velcro on the interface pad. that pad should be clean. i have a dedicated sander i use for wet sanding as well. that sander will never get used for any other work
I have a 3/32 that is still new in the box actually. I could dedicate that for strictly cutting clear. I’m sure most of you guys are back to using 3/8 da’s but it should be fine correct? Just slower?