wet-sanding
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "When your primer coat is dry, it's on to the wet-sanding to get that paint flat and silky smooth."
- "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."
- "Wet-sanding with a damp sponge works well too."
- "Wet-sanding is done either with regular sandpaper that's been wetted or with a dampened sanding 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."
Usage
Inflected Forms
wet-sandings (plural)