Wet Sanding?

Gordon1 · Post by **Gordon1** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:39 pm

Would it be a good idea to wet sand Glazing & Spot Putty (the red stuff)? It would be so much easier to sand wet, especially for higher grit sandpaper.

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:43 am

You should make a test piece and see if the putty is water soluble or not.

APHawkes · Post by **APHawkes** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:26 am

I wet sand that stuff when working on the car, so yeah, use water. Make sure the putty is good and hard first though (wait a few hours after applying) But you shouldn't be using much of that stuff. The putty is for filling in small imperfections. If you have a larger area to fill in / shape then you probably ought to use Bondo.

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:47 pm

I wet sand it all the time.

Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:01 pm

You can wet sand it, yes. It says on the package that it is not affected by water.

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:19 pm

If you add a small amount of dish soap to your water it will make the finish a lot smoother and less scratches will be left.

Gordon1 · Post by **Gordon1** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:25 pm

well, that is good news, thanks guys. That is a good idea with the soap!

Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:16 am

Toothpaste works amazingly. Not the really super smooth gel-ish stuff, but the more kind of gritty kind. It works like very very fine wet sanding and makes it shine.

Post by **Triton** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:20 pm

wet sanding also keeps the sandpaper from gumming up as quickly! i wetsand all of my portables

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:35 pm

Just don't wet sand wood. It will make it rougher when it dries.