why wet sand?

[Ansel Marrow]

im sanding down my body that is painted to get it ready for the second coat. would wet sanding do anything? what does it do as opposed to dry sanding?

[white97ex]

wet sanding keeps hte paper from clogging and keeps a more consistent grit on the paper.

[fwdfreak]

In another word, wetsanding avoids f***ups more.

[Ansel Marrow]

just wet sanded the body, seems to be a smoother finish than dry sanding. thanks for the advice!

[primera man]

Dry sanding only causes plenty of dust which is very hard to get off the model before painting.
Wet sand the model and when you have finished give it a good wash/brush under hot water and leave to dry

[Vric]

also Dry sending is warmer and cause some stange thing on the paint, plastic and resin. Water keep it cold.

[bvia]

Wetsand with room temp water (70-80 degrees F)and put a drop of dishwashing liquid in the water to help lubricate the surface and break the water's surface tension.

I use a rectangluar Tupperware (plastic) container as oppsed to sanding over the sink.

hth,
Bill

[mickbench]

Originally Posted by bvia

Wetsand with room temp water (70-80 degrees F)and put a drop of dishwashing liquid in the water to help lubricate the surface and break the water's surface tension.

I use a rectangluar Tupperware (plastic) container as oppsed to sanding over the sink.

hth,
Bill

I too use a plastic contanier. I wet sanded some primer with 1500 grit and it was really smooth. Problem was I went through the primer. I had to recoat the affected areas.

Still live and learn. I will be more careful with wet sanding. It's fine with no paint, but if smoothing primer etc it's a lot tricker..!!

[Tommycool666]

I don't know about you but i use just water, when i used the dishwashing liquid it left a residue on the body and the paint bubbled and peeled. and i washed the body like 10 times in a row to make sure that wouldnt happen.

[ImolaEK]

Wet sanding is what saves me! Thats the process that i take most of my time doing. Hopefully Airbrushing the paint will lessen the wet sanding. Just be careful wetsanding, just telling you since last time i was watching TV while wetsanding and turned my head for 3 seconds to see the TV and then look back and i ran through the paint

[Feint Motion]

Originally Posted by ImolaEK

i was watching TV while wetsanding and turned my head for 3 seconds to see the TV and then look back and i ran through the paint

Happened to me to many times.. Im heavy handed too.

[Ansel Marrow]

i did an excellent wet sanding jon in my opinion, only to ruin it with the final coat of that testors crap. i got the large areas fine, but i got a few bubbles here and there, and some broad orange peel on one side of the car. next paintjob i am definitly using an airbrush.