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wet-sanding en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Alternative form of wet sanding. ▸ Sanding with fine-grained sandpaper and lubricant.
   • 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. 1986, Roger H. Siminoff, Constructing a Solid-body Guitar: A Complete Technical Guide, →ISBN, page 51:
   • 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. 2007, Steven Dodd Hughes, Double Guns and Custom Gunsmithing, →ISBN, page 86:
   • When your primer coat is dry, it's on to the wet-sanding to get that paint flat and silky smooth. 2005 March, Paul Capello, “Paint Your Case Like a Pro”, in Maximum PC, page 52:
2. (countable, uncountable) Alternative form of wet sanding. ▸ Smoothing damp material with a sponge.
   • 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. 2005, Michael W. Litchfield, Renovation, →ISBN, page 356:
   • Wet-sanding with a damp sponge works well too. 1997, Richard Ziegner, Neil Soderstrom, Walls, Floors & Ceilings, →ISBN, page 47:
   • Wet-sanding is done either with regular sandpaper that's been wetted or with a dampened sanding sponge. 2004, Stephen Diller, Janelle Diller, Craftsman's Construction Installation Encyclopedia, →ISBN, page 254:

Forms

wet-sanding en · VERB

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of wet-sand
   form of wet-sand