Audiowonderland
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How do you keep water out of the holes when wet sanding?
alexreinhold said:Might be a stupid question, but why not dry sand?
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When sanding dry, the chance of buildup on the sandpaper gouging holes in the surface beyond the grit you are using is very high.
rick2 said:I dry sand and have no problems. It's technique, and even with wet sanding you can't let things build up.
ValeBliz said:Why not wet sand using mineral spirits?
We'd like to offer a word of caution about wet sanding:
DON'T DO IT!
Only after there are several coats of hard finish on the body should you even consider wet sanding. Water will swell the wood and create all kinds of other problems. Be careful not to get water in the body holes and cavities. The end grain here is not well sealed and the glue lines will open very easily if they absorb water. We do not wet sand nor do we recommend this process.
stratamania said:You also need to regularly dry the body with shop towel or the like during the process.
Bagman67 said:stratamania said:You also need to regularly dry the body with shop towel or the like during the process.
For maximum anal-retentiveness, change wiping rags when you change sandpaper grits, so you don't end up massaging coarser grit particles into your finer grit sanding.
Also, the point of the drying is so you can inspect to see whether you've leveled the entire area you're sanding. On the first round, you're looking to make sure there are no shiny parts, and for subsequent rounds, you're making sure you've sanded the entire surface to the same sheen.