wet sanding hull
 

Can anyone advise the initial and final grit to use wet-sanding a hull? I just removed an ugly painted on boot stripe using paint stripper and want to even out the gelcoat on my 23 savage. Compounding was not aggressive enough.

Re: wet sanding hull
 

If you have serious oxidation on the gel coat I would start with 600 if not start with 800 then to 1200 then up from there to 1500 before you start waxing.

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Re: wet sanding hull
 

If you use Poly Glow instead of wax, you can finish with the 800 grit.
Dave

Re: wet sanding hull
 

Just buff it with tigercut. Then work your way down the line.

Re: wet sanding hull
 

I have a Harbor Freight air powered orbital wet sander that makes the process VERY easy.

Re: wet sanding hull
 

I have been wet-sanding my arm off!!!Considering getting a air wet sander...gotta pn for the one from HFT?

Were do you get paper for it?

Thanks!!!!

Re: wet sanding hull
 

If you are wet sanding your arm off, you are not coarse enough. If you start out with 1500 you will be at it for a while......

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I have been starting with 400 and working my way to 1500...but I am doing a big area.

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I don't have the HFT part number handy. As for the paper, I buy the grit desired and cut it to size. Then take a used up pad (no wet sand) from other projects and spray glue the wet paper to the old pad. I cut out some of the holes and sand away.

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Walmart has a dual action random orbital, about the same price as HFT.It will give you better results than a random orbital, and it is faster. Additionally I trashed 2 of the harbor frieght in surprisingly very short order. I am a fan of HFT and have many of thier tools.

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Sean,
I'm tellin' ya, you won't have half the work if you get some poly glow. A friend of mine with a Wellcraft Coastal 29 had oxidization so bad he thought he was going to have to paint. He couldn't find any sandpaper finer than 600. He sanded off the oxidization and was sure he'd ruined the finish. 5 or 6 coats of Poly Glow and it looked like a new boat. No buffing, just a sponge applicator that comes with the kit. One kit will do your boat twice with enough coats to make it shine like new from an 800 grit wet sand finish. I ain't sellin the stuff, just a very satisfied customer.

Dave