Any more sanding tips to help reduce swirls or pigtails?

  1. Wipe off your work before you start and also between grits.
  2. Adjust your suction to closer to minimum - you don't want to suck the sander down into the work.
  3. Start your sander off the work surface and lift it off before turning it off.
  4. Sand in patterns - go side to side and then top to bottom so to speak. Go methodically and overlap your patterns.
  5. Use a raking light to check your progress - particularly at the end prior to applying finish.
  6. Let your sander do the work - don't apply more pressure than necessary to keep it on the surface - see #2.
  7. Check your sandpaper to make sure you don't get anything stuck on the paper which would create a lump.
  8. Check your Velcro on the backing pad for debris as well as on the back of the paper.