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Re: Carwash soap
By:Dave Houser
Date: 9/23/2000, 7:06 pm
In Response To: Re: Carwash soap (Andreas Albat)

: I thought that a tack rag would be the best choice to use prior to
: varnishing. I think that wet sanding with running water is the ideal
: choice, followed by drying off with a shop towel or paper towel (+
: extended air drying to ensure the water has completely evapourated) and a
: final wipe with a tack rag just befor varnishing. This minimizes airborn
: dust and those nasty deeper scratches during grinding from a particle.

: Andreas

Andreas

Previous postings have advised against using tack rags because the rosin in the tack rag can cause fisheyes between epoxy coats. I dont know about using tack rags between varnish coats. I've used ammonmia and water between epoxy coats and just water (after wet sanding) between varnish coats and have been happy with my results.

Dave

Messages In This Thread

Wet Sanding? - Rookie Questions
Mike McCrea -- 9/20/2000, 11:56 am
electricty & water
Jay Babina -- 9/22/2000, 11:02 am
Re: electricty & water
Jerry Siegel -- 9/24/2000, 11:03 am
Re: electricty & water
Larry C. -- 9/22/2000, 12:25 pm
Re: Wet Sanding? - Rookie Questions
Kent LeBoutillier -- 9/21/2000, 11:41 am
Re: Wet Sanding? - Rookie Questions
Larry C. -- 9/21/2000, 12:14 pm
Carwash soap
Andreas Albat -- 9/22/2000, 4:09 pm
Re: Carwash soap
Larry C. -- 9/22/2000, 7:02 pm
Re: Carwash soap
Andreas Albat -- 9/22/2000, 7:12 pm
Re: Carwash soap
Dave Houser -- 9/23/2000, 7:06 pm
Re: Wet Sanding? - Rookie Questions
Kent LeBoutillier -- 9/21/2000, 11:31 am
Re: Wet Sanding? - Rookie Questions
Jim Eisenmenger -- 9/20/2000, 2:07 pm