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.