Porter cable for wet sanding

[kingweb50]

If I were to buy a porter cable to use with the trizact disks what parts would I need to purchase to use the PC as a wet sander instead of a polisher?

 

[D Hull]

First, not wet but damp sanding. your only misting the work area not flooding it. Second, The PC is not rated for use with water, use caution.
Third, backing plate, foam cushing pad, 3M & Megs sell both.

 

[FUNX650]

First, not wet but damp sanding. your only misting the work area not flooding it.

Usually...Haven't the sanding-papers become pretty daggone wet...
From the manufacturer's prior-to-use instructions?

Now, out of curiosity...
Where, then, does 'color-sanding'...
Fit into your semantical-sanding-signifiers?


Bob

 

[D Hull]

I stand corrected, thank You.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Here's my list of sanding articles from my "Article List", you can find my article list at the bottom of every one of my posts on this forum and I have over 30,000 posts so it's pretty easy to find the link to the list.




Wetsanding - Dampsanding - Colorsanding Topics

Wetsanding, Colorsanding & Dampsanding

3M Trizact 6 Inch 3000 Grit Performance Sanding Disc 01459 - Singles

Video: Wow! 3M #5000 Grit Polishing I mean Sanding Discs!

3™ Trizact™ Foam Discs 5000 FAQs

New Toy - #5000 Grit Trizact Foam Finishing Discs

How to use Meguiar's Unigrit Sanding Blocks to remove runs and dirt nibs in paint

Damp-Sanding Tools, Tips and Techniques by Mike Phillips

RIDS and Feathersanding - A Highly Specialized Technique by Mike Phillips

Wetsanding - Fresh Paint vs Factory Paint

Basic Hand Sanding Techniques

The Rule of Thumb

Fight or Flight Method for Gaging Surface Temperature

Griot's 3" Mini Polisher works great as a 3" Dampsander

Dampsanding with 3" Griot's Garage Mini Polisher

It's the person that does the wet-sanding, cutting and buffing that makes or breaks the paint job -Mike Phillips

Meguiar's 6" Unigrit Sanding and Finishing Discs

Meguiar's New 3 Inch Professional Headlight & Spot Repair Kit

Two Schools of Thought when Hand Sanding - Straight-lines or Crosshatch Pattern

The difference between 3M's Hookit and Hookit II Hook-N-Loop Interface Systems

List of Sanding Discs at Autogeek.net

If it has paint... it gets polished...

Removing Orange Peel & Sanding Marks with the Griot's ROP and the Wolfgang Twins

How long will a half sheet of wet/dry sandpaper last before it stops cutting and you need to replace it?

Can an air-powered DA Sander be used to polish paint?



Out of the above articles, there's this one that walks you through the entire process and all the pads, products and tools. This article only show Unigrit by Meguiar's but you can substitute the Trizact sanding discs and all the rest of the techniques still apply.


Damp-Sanding Tools, Tips and Techniques by Mike Phillips


So grab a cold drink and read through the above article, I think there's over 90 full resolution pictures and lots of detailed how-to information.


I also teach this in my detailing boot camp class...


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