I just put on my first coat of Parker's duck boat paint and was wonder what everyone suggests regarding sanding. I rolled and tipped the paint so I was going to do a quick sanding tomorrow, but wanted see if I was just wasting my time. Thanks!
[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=352273#p352273 said:WVfishnfool » Today, 1:19 pm[/url]"]If you're doing a final sand with 2000 grit or even finer a 4000 grit paper there should not be any sanding marks if you're doing a wet sanding with the dish soap solution and water hose rinsing. I should have mentioned to be sure and use a back and forth sanding motion when doing this and not a circular motion which can cause swirl marks and I apologize. But if you can still see some sanding marks after the 2000 grit you should be able to take automobile wax and polish out the finish.
Didn't realize he was using an extra flat finish paint. Although you can still attain a smooth finish by starting with a rough grit and work your way up to the finer grits (start with 800 finishing with 2000) you're basically doing a whole lot of work to do away with what that paint is supposed to do which is give a non-reflective camo finish. If that's the case and he just wants to knock off some of the roughness I'd just sand it slightly with 600 grit paper and be done with it.[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=352284#p352284 said:BigTerp » Today, 15:05[/url]"][url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=352273#p352273 said:WVfishnfool » Today, 1:19 pm[/url]"]If you're doing a final sand with 2000 grit or even finer a 4000 grit paper there should not be any sanding marks if you're doing a wet sanding with the dish soap solution and water hose rinsing. I should have mentioned to be sure and use a back and forth sanding motion when doing this and not a circular motion which can cause swirl marks and I apologize. But if you can still see some sanding marks after the 2000 grit you should be able to take automobile wax and polish out the finish.
I'm not sure how well this will work with Parkers Duck Boat Paint. Parkers is meant to finish hard, flat and durable. Mine finished with almost a bit of texture to it. Not sure if that was from the spraying or not though. But mine would be a pain to try and sand. Not sure what you'd get from the high grit sanding or wetsanding? Like I said, parkers is meant to finish extra flat and non-reflective.
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