Do you remember how wide it was, or how soft/hard? Just curious.Tyler wrote:
6" will snatch too, I've done it.
The diameter is only half the story in any event. The smaller contact patch of a narrow one greatly reduces the rotation-from-friction "tugging" feeling on the work, as well as being easier to keep track of visually (wide buffs can lull you into concentrating on one edge while the opposite side catches something).
The way I see it, using large diameter, fluffy buffs is like not driving with a seatbelt. No matter how good of a driver you are, sooner or later something's going to happen that your skills can't save you from. So, why try? There's no end-result advantage to doing it, and the inevitable (if you do it long enough) downside is steep.