Secrets For Sanding Part 3: Wet-Sand Your Finishes
Wood finishes tend to raise the grain of the wood, lifting tiny whiskers that are rough to the touch. The best way to smooth those fibers back down is wet-sanding.
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Part III: Wet-Sand Your Finishes
No matter how well you’ve prepped the surface, wood finishes tend to raise the grain of the wood, lifting tiny whiskers that are rough to the touch. The best way to smooth those fibers back down is wet-sanding, which you do with very fine paper while the surface is still wet with finish. Get ready for the best finish you’ve ever applied!
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Thanks! Great teaching video, simple and consistent. I have not used orbital sanding nor Polyurethane before, I'm partial to French Polish. But I will definitely switch to orbital sanding.
I learned to wet the surface when you're about 180 grit and then sand the raised fibers back with 180, what's your opinion on that?
Great video! I thought it was a bit vague on the first coat of poly on the base - this is done before glue-up? I assume making sure that no poly gets applied to any glue surface?
After the first two coats were dry, you wet-sanded to remove dust nibs. It appeared in the video that you used more poly to wet the 600 grit sandpaper. Is that what I saw?
Yes good question, I thought the same.
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