wet-sanding

English

Verb

wet-sanding

1. present participle and gerund of wet-sand

Noun

wet-sanding (countable and uncountable, plural wet-sandings)

1. Alternative form of wet sanding
   1. Sanding with fine-grained sandpaper and lubricant.
      • 1986, Roger H. Siminoff, Constructing a Solid-body Guitar: A Complete Technical Guide, →ISBN, page 51:

        You should anticipate that it will take about four or five applications of three coats each (and subsequent wet-sandings) before the parts are finished.

      • 2005 March, Paul Capello, “Paint Your Case Like a Pro”, in Maximum PC, page 52:

        When your primer coat is dry, it's on to the wet-sanding to get that paint flat and silky smooth.

      • 2007, Steven Dodd Hughes, Double Guns and Custom Gunsmithing, →ISBN, page 86:

        The stock pores should be filled by this 400-grit wet-sanding with just a trace of finish left on the surface. One more wet-sanding with 600-grit paper is done, leaving almost no finish on the surface.

   2. Smoothing damp material with a sponge.
      • 1997, Richard Ziegner, Neil Soderstrom, Walls, Floors & Ceilings, →ISBN, page 47:

        Wet-sanding with a damp sponge works well too.

      • 2004, Stephen Diller, Janelle Diller, Craftsman's Construction Installation Encyclopedia, →ISBN, page 254:

        Wet-sanding is done either with regular sandpaper that's been wetted or with a dampened sanding sponge.

      • 2005, Michael W. Litchfield, Renovation, →ISBN, page 356:

        Using a large sponge to wet-sand drywall joints will definitely reduce dust, but wet-sanding isn't feasible for a project of any size because you must rinse the sponge and change the water continually. Also wet-sanding soaks the paper facing, sometimes dislodges the tape, and tends to round joint compound edges rather than taper them.