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wet-sand

wet-sand verb: to sand with fine-grained sandpaper and lubricant.

Verb

wet-sand (third-person singular simple present wet-sands, present participle wet-sanding, simple past and past participle wet-sanded)

  1. To sand with fine-grained sandpaper and lubricant.
    • I applied additional coats as needed and wet-sanded it smooth.1998, George Bojaciuk, Building and Detailing Scale Model Muscle Cars, →ISBN, page 24
    • Properly wet-sanding your vehicle will make a night-and-day difference in the final presentation and sleekness of your paint job.2005, Colin Date, Mitch Burns, 101 GM Muscle Car Performance Projects, →ISBN, page 46
  2. To smooth with a sponge.
    • AFTER DRYING, the first coat can be wet-sanded with a damp sponge, and then a finish coat is brushed on.1977 July, Clem Labine, “Patching Cracks in Plaster”, in Old-House Journal, volume 5, number 7, page 81
    • To avoid the dust problems, the joints may be wet-sanded or sponged rather than dry-sanded.1985, James Emmerson Russell, Methods and materials of residential construction, page 156

Examples of wet-sand in a sentence

  • The stock is then wet-sanded using gray Scotchbrite and wiped off.2007, Steven Dodd Hughes, Double Guns and Custom Gunsmithing, →ISBN, page 86:
  • New drywall can be "wet-sanded" with a sponge to eliminate dust, but be careful not to get the compound too wet or sponge it too much — the mud will loosen.1997, Mark Dixon, Bob Heidt, House Painting Inside & Out, →ISBN, page 72:

Forms of wet-sand

third-person singular presentwet-sands
present participlewet-sanding
past participlewet-sanded
pastwet-sanded

Questions about wet-sand

What does wet-sand mean?
Wet-sand means to sand with fine-grained sandpaper and lubricant.
How do you use wet-sand in a sentence?
The stock is then wet-sanded using gray Scotchbrite and wiped off.
What part of speech is wet-sand?
Wet-sand is a verb.
What is the past tense of wet-sand?
The past tense of wet-sand is wet-sanded.

Words near wet-sand in the dictionary

  1. wet-noodle
  2. wet-nurse
  3. wet-nurses
  4. wet-on-wet
  5. wet-rot
  6. wet-sand
  7. wet-sanded
  8. wet-sanding
  9. wet-sands
  10. wet-un
  11. wet-uns

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