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wet-sanding

wet-sanding is the present participle and gerund of wet-sand.

Noun

wet-sanding (countable and uncountable, plural wet-sandings)

  1. 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
    • 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. Smoothing damp material with a sponge.
    • 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

Meaning of wet-sand

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
  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

Forms of wet-sanding

pluralwet-sandings

Questions about wet-sanding

What does wet-sanding mean?
Wet-sanding means sanding with fine-grained sandpaper and lubricant.
What is wet-sanding the present participle and gerund of?
Wet-sanding is the present participle and gerund of wet-sand.
What part of speech is wet-sanding?
Wet-sanding is a noun.
What is the plural of wet-sanding?
The plural of wet-sanding is wet-sandings.

Words near wet-sanding in the dictionary

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

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