Wet Sanded some of the WS6 today
to be honest, when I saw "sand in straight lines" I didn't think "short crisscross," my brain went right to a recent post where someone sanded their hood tip to tail in long straight lines, which didn't seem like a good idea.
I didn't encounter any problems with the circular motion however, short criscross strokes would minimize a scratch from debri caught up in the paper whereas the circular motion could potentially cause a long scratch just as a long straight line would. Each time I've sanded I kept a garden hose on trickle as I sanded, so luckily I never had anything cause a scratch.
I did have one paint run in the clear after a door blend on my T/A and I removed it using a technique I saw on "Trucks" where you scrape the clear flat with a razorblade edge held perpendicular to the body. It worked very well!
Here's the T/A after wetsanding, compounding and 3M swirl remover.
I'm currently layering coats of Zaino on top of a pure acrylic and the finish is noticeably shinier, just have to get updated pics when I'm done!
Last edited by DriftR; Aug 23, 2009 at 10:31 PM.
D/A's don't operate in a circular motion they oscillate,which mimics criss cross patterns. Rotary's operate in circular revolutions,which you would not use to wet sand.
