I've been working most of the day on deglossing epoxy that was put down a week ago. The work is slow and since I haven't done this with epoxy before, I'm not sure how far down take the gloss. As of now, I'm working into the surface until its almost flat. Leaving no gloss or semi-gloss areas.
My question has to do with wet sanding. At this time, I'm using a 20" machine with 100 grit mesh dry. The problem is that the mesh fills almost immediately. I have to stop the machine every few feet, vacuum the mesh and replace. In addition, I'm getting about only 70 square feet out of a disc of mesh. In 8 hours I've done about 1100 feet.
A few minutes ago I decided to try and wet sand just as I would do on a car. I took a worn disc, poured some water on the floor and did a 6 x 6 area. It worked very well and was incredibly fast.
Is there any reason I shouldn't finish the other half of the job wet sanding?
It will be 6 - 7 days at 30% humidity before I wipe down with denatured alcohol and put the finish coats on it.
Thanks
Reflex
My question has to do with wet sanding. At this time, I'm using a 20" machine with 100 grit mesh dry. The problem is that the mesh fills almost immediately. I have to stop the machine every few feet, vacuum the mesh and replace. In addition, I'm getting about only 70 square feet out of a disc of mesh. In 8 hours I've done about 1100 feet.
A few minutes ago I decided to try and wet sand just as I would do on a car. I took a worn disc, poured some water on the floor and did a 6 x 6 area. It worked very well and was incredibly fast.
Is there any reason I shouldn't finish the other half of the job wet sanding?
It will be 6 - 7 days at 30% humidity before I wipe down with denatured alcohol and put the finish coats on it.
Thanks
Reflex