What do you Call it?

[Megafast13]

I have heard both terms on TV and on here, are they the same thing, if so what do you call it?

[Tuck91]

Re: What do you Call it?

I voted wet Sanding, its the term i read the most when it comes to sanding here oat MOL

[Carfire]

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Wet Sanding

[Mike Phillips]

Re: What do you Call it?

Wet-Sanding and Color-Sanding describe the same process

Before modern clear coats became the norm it was usually referred to color-sanding because you could see the color of the paint coming off as you sanded.

With clear coat paints you see a milky color which is the clear material as it is sanded off.

[pampos]

Re: What do you Call it?

Wet sanding is that i know too....

[Megafast13]

Re: What do you Call it?

Wet-Sanding and Color-Sanding describe the same process

Before modern clear coats became the norm it was usually referred to color-sanding because you could see the color of the paint coming off as you sanded.

With clear coat paints you see a milky color which is the clear material as it is sanded off.

Thanks for clearing this up Mike, makes since.

The transition from Single Stage>>>Clear Coat

[geert dr]

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To me wetsanding is the correct and logical word ,because thats what you use ,
WET= water & soapmixture or Last Touch ,Quick Detailer.
SANDING = sandingpaper.

[acsuppa]

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I've always refereed to it as wet sanding since that's the "process" I use to sand.

[SHYNEMAN123]

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Shave & A Hair cut

A long time ago a shop I worked at, the painter had a beard and his wiskers would get in the paint and I got to sand them out and buff. So we would joke about it and I was the barber he picked.

Some old timers I worked with also referred to it as shaving paint.

[Autobrite]

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I have always referred and heard it referred as wet sanding.

[Calais]

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I always refer to it as "wet sanding", though when I went to Maaco the other day he called it "water sanding". Whatever, its all the same thing.

[seth1066]

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I'm thinking "color sanding" is wet sanding the peel down until it's flat as done on, but not limited to, trailer queen show only cars.

[dope92cc]

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Usually I call it wet sanding.
Sanding clear, I call that color sanding.

[dope92cc]

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Some old timers I worked with also referred to it as shaving paint.

I'm surprised I never heard my ex-teacher call it shaving.

I have used a fresh razor blade with rounded edges to level out runs, sags, and simular defects to speed up the color sanding process.
I would think that's what paint shaving is.

[TOGWT]

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And although we call it sandpaper, sand is no longer used as the abrasive.

FWIW- I refer to the process as; wet-sanding with finishing paper