issues with PigTails

[uniquedetailing]

Im currently doing a full wetsand, its my own car so im using it as a learning curve. Im using the 3m da with 1500 disks and 3000 trizact. I first started using the 1500 dry and this was removing the orange peel but the disks wasnt lasting too long, then i went onto the 3000, Im onto the correction stage and after 1st go over with M105 wool the paint is full of tight pigtails. i know that shouldnt be the case after 3000 if i sanded it properly. Should i be sanding damp, then sand longer using the 3000. What speed should i be going when using the 3000??? any tips info would be great. Thanks

[Southern Stang]

Possibly something in the pad?

[proudpoppa]

you need to sand more with the 3000. 3m 1500 always left pigtails for me and there are two options: sand it more with the 3000 or buff the snot out of it. personally i would rather do a little extra sanding, but those are pretty much your options.

[uniquedetailing]

for the money you pay for the 3m trizact pads i hope they can get rid of the pigtales, im leaning more towards sanding more, cause buffing 3 or 4 times hard going

[Rsurfer]

Im currently doing a full wetsand, its my own car so im using it as a learning curve. Im using the 3m da with 1500 disks and 3000 trizact. I first started using the 1500 dry and this was removing the orange peel but the disks wasnt lasting too long, then i went onto the 3000, Im onto the correction stage and after 1st go over with M105 wool the paint is full of tight pigtails. i know that shouldnt be the case after 3000 if i sanded it properly. Should i be sanding damp, then sand longer using the 3000. What speed should i be going when using the 3000??? any tips info would be great. Thanks

Are you dry buffing with 105 + wool?

[proudpoppa]

good call surfer, didnt even think of that.

[uniquedetailing]

How do you dry buff? do you mean still working the product after it has gone? Im talking about using the 1500 disk dry

[Rsurfer]

How do you dry buff? do you mean still working the product after it has gone? Im talking about using the 1500 disk dry

Talking about buffing out the scratches. If the compound goes dry with a wool pad you can get pig tails. As you know not much work time with 105.

[uniquedetailing]

The pig tales are from the sanding, from what i read is dust gets trapped under the disk when sanding this can create pig tails, I believe if i damp sand this would help and wipe of the disk more often. Then work this 3000 for a longer time

[C. Charles Hahn]

Is there some reason you haven't tried 105 on a foam cutting pad or PFW pad? Those might actually be strong enough to take care of the 3000 grit scratches and could eliminate the possibility that the wool is causing your problems....