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Winter Build-Off 2023: Twin Tigers!!!

#381
A mix of my handiwork and my son's…I gave him the pleasure of the final 3000 grit sanding on the red bass.

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definenredefine said:
I'm gonna ask another incredibly basic question - when you're wet sanding (which is what I presume your kiddo is doing in the last couple of pics), do you wet the paper? Or do you put the water/soap mixture directly on the bass? Or some combination of both?
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Ok so I will always begin with a Tupperware container filled with warm soapy water. Just a few drops of liquid hand soap is all I use. I'll then dunk the sandpaper to wet it down, and get to work on a small section at a time. I always keep paper towels or rags handy to continually dry off, in order to check my progress and look for any low spots. The only challenge with wetsanding is that it becomes difficult to track your progress over the surface. I will often sprinkle a few drops over a particular area and then sand, as it gives me a little more control as I address any trouble areas.

Then dry the area, spot check it under the light, and either continue wetsanding, or move on to the next area.

Let me know if you have questions!

LW
 
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Lonnybass said:
Ok so I will always begin with a Tupperware container filled with warm soapy water. Just a few drops of liquid hand soap is all I use. I'll then dunk the sandpaper to wet it down, and get to work on a small section at a time. I always keep paper towels or rags handy to continually dry off, in order to check my progress and look for any low spots. The only challenge with wetsanding is that it becomes difficult to track your progress over the surface. I will often sprinkle a few drops over a particular area and then sand, as it gives me a little more control as I address any trouble areas.

Then dry the area, spot check it under the light, and either continue wetsanding, or move on to the next area.

Let me know if you have questions!

LW
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I will, and thank you for your patience and advice!
 
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Lonnybass said:
Ok so I will always begin with a Tupperware container filled with warm soapy water. Just a few drops of liquid hand soap is all I use. I'll then dunk the sandpaper to wet it down, and get to work on a small section at a time. I always keep paper towels or rags handy to continually dry off, in order to check my progress and look for any low spots. The only challenge with wetsanding is that it becomes difficult to track your progress over the surface. I will often sprinkle a few drops over a particular area and then sand, as it gives me a little more control as I address any trouble areas.

Then dry the area, spot check it under the light, and either continue wetsanding, or move on to the next area.

Let me know if you have questions!

LW
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So I'm going to come back to this one, because you said "if you have any more questions".... :roflmao:

This is basically the same way I like to do it. Water in a dish, few drops of Dawn, wet sandpaper in dish. Here's my question -
I've seen people recommend letting the sandpaper sit in the dish and "soak" for a period of time before using. What's your take on that? Do you let them sit in there? Or do you just get 'em wet and start working?

I'm still struggling to figure out how to use the sandpaper on a sanding block like your pics seem to indicate. Maybe just use a bigger dish that the whole block can sit in after the paper is loaded. :eyebrow:
 
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TerribleTim68 said:
So I'm going to come back to this one, because you said "if you have any more questions".... :roflmao:

This is basically the same way I like to do it. Water in a dish, few drops of Dawn, wet sandpaper in dish. Here's my question -
I've seen people recommend letting the sandpaper sit in the dish and "soak" for a period of time before using. What's your take on that? Do you let them sit in there? Or do you just get 'em wet and start working?

I'm still struggling to figure out how to use the sandpaper on a sanding block like your pics seem to indicate. Maybe just use a bigger dish that the whole block can sit in after the paper is loaded. :eyebrow:
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I've never soaked the paper for more than a few minutes, it's always work fine. I think soaking is to soften the paper so you don't get hard edges that'll grab more than you want. 24 hours seems excessive, the papers I've used (mostly 3M at those fine grits) are soft enough after 5 min.
 
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Reedt2000 said:
I've never soaked the paper for more than a few minutes, it's always work fine. I think soaking is to soften the paper so you don't get hard edges that'll grab more than you want. 24 hours seems excessive, the papers I've used (mostly 3M at those fine grits) are soft enough after 5 min.
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I was going to say the exact same thing...a few minutes is all that I've ever needed in terms of soaking time. More often than not, it's just a quick dunk! I hear about people doing 24 hour soak times and it seems like overkill. Just make you use stuff that is made for wetsanding (it should be labeled) and you should be just fine.

In answer to your question about wetsanding with a sanding block, I just wrap it around the sides I have something to hold onto. And I've found that those red rubber erasers are just about totally perfect for a wetsanding block. :)
 
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