Thread: Sanding Question

So, this is probably a stupid question and I hope it has a simple answer without all the prefences most things related to shaving seem to have.

When sanding down a blade to remove rust and other imperfections do you sand wet or dry?

Dry, but oddly enough, with wet/dry (type) sandpaper!

Simple enough?

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That's what I thought, but I wanted to ask before starting out on this project. Already wasted mucho time due to bad advice (from TRW not SRP)

Yeah- important thing is to use sandpaper made for metal, and start at a higher grit than you think you need. You can always drop down to some meaner stuff if it's taking too long, but you can never add steel back.

I usually keep it dry until I get to the higher grits, but I can't say I'm a super-experienced restorer, so take it with a grain of salt.

I might be the only one but I do not like the black wet/dry sandpapers for the lower grits (600 and below). I like the gold type (aluminum oxide) Mirka or 3M used with odorless mineral spirits or kerosene as a lubricant.

The black wet dry cannot be beat for the higher grits.

Charlie