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Dry first
By:Jay Babina
Date: 9/21/1999, 8:52 am
In Response To: Sanding (Nancy)

When it comes to varnishing, I hit it with dry first because this will show any holidays, drips or rough spots. Then you can give these areas extra attention. Then I go to 250 wet and finish with wet 300. using the electric pad sander, I can wet sand the entire bottom half in about 30 minutes. I work outside with the hose. Just remember your using electricty and a hose. You won't find that page in your sander manual. You can be smart and use a sponge.

Messages In This Thread

Sanding
Nancy -- 9/19/1999, 6:36 pm
Dry first
Jay Babina -- 9/21/1999, 8:52 am
Re: electric & wet???
Hank -- 9/21/1999, 1:22 pm
Re: electric & wet???
Jay Babina -- 9/23/1999, 1:16 pm
use both dry and wet, scrape and buff too!
Pete Ford -- 9/21/1999, 1:30 am
Re: Wet sanding with coarse paper...
Hank -- 9/20/1999, 12:16 pm
Re: Wet sanding with coarse paper...
Hans Friedel -- 9/20/1999, 3:52 pm
Re: Wet sanding with coarse paper...
Don Beale -- 9/20/1999, 1:12 pm
Re: Wet sanding with coarse paper...
Hank -- 9/20/1999, 7:59 pm
Re: Sanding
Stan Heeres -- 9/19/1999, 9:27 pm
Re: Sanding
Ian Johnston -- 9/19/1999, 8:56 pm
Re: Sanding
Tom Jablonski -- 9/19/1999, 8:57 pm
Re: Sanding
Mike Hanks -- 9/20/1999, 12:33 am
Re: Sanding
Nancy -- 9/22/1999, 7:07 pm