Re: Wet Sanding Caveat? Watco
Bart Castleberry
>I love wet sanding with Watco danish oil (the natural color) I use it after 220 on domestics, and with 180+ on some exotics that really clog sandpaper. I tend to use more than most people as evidences by the dark line on the wall, ceiling and floor of the shop... I use more to so it keeps the paper clean, with very little to no paste. I keep in in a squirt bottle and apply while sanding with the paper backed with a bit of foam.
For wet sanding paper I really don't feel much difference between most brands as long as it's a good wet/dry paper. I mostly use the bargain box stuff from Klingspor, when wet it will last a long long time. For that matter with enough water or oil any paper will resist clogging. I avoid making thick paste because it keeps the paper from contacting the wood. Some of the klingspor paper will melt it's binder fairly easily when dry and run too fast and over heated, but it's almost free.
If you don't sand very fast, you can control the spray of the oil or hang shower curtains. I also use the blue nitrile gloves when using the oil.