Polishing

So i’ve read various threads on polishing boards, i’m using poly to gloss with. Is there a quicker routine than hand wet sanding from 400-600-800 then polish compound. Do people use a sander and dry sand it then clean paper every few minutes? Or wet sand it with the power sander (make a big mess) with 400-600? Just curious as to what procedure guys are using. I’ve tried various techniques and still get a few scratches

Sanding/polishing = big mess. Deal with it haha

If you want a shine - not showroom - still has swirls-buff at 600. The higher you go the better it will look.

Wet sand above 320 - don’t flood the board and don’t spin at 5000 rpm. I use a spray bottle to keep it wet but not too wet.

With polishing it seems you ask 10 different guys and get 10 different answers. ( at least that’s been my experience)

Wet sanding makes for a show finish.

Gotta do the work.

Hmmm, floral-print vector net. Very interesting.  You know you really oughtta have that stuff running on a bias, though.

In my experience…if the polishing process is not messy, you’re not doing it right.

New school… I can’t quite tell if any of your post is seriously or not, the joys of the interweb. 

Anyways if it is…

It’s not vector net. It’s lace, like in its other uses simply there to look pretty.

I also have no clue about the bias comment. ( this is what made me think you may be joking) please explain if it was a serious comment haha 

Indeed, this medium does limit the subtleties one could otherwise convey with the spoken word.

Totally in jest.  Bias referring to being placed on an angle relative to the stringer.

The board is beautiful, by the way.  Far beyond my abilities.

You want a high gloss polished finish with depth;  there are no short cuts.  And; The process is or can be messy.  Not something you would do in your shaping bay if you want to maintain those blue walls.  It is possible to wet and dry, then go straight to #2 Polish with excellent result.  I have found it helpful to use an Random Orbit on the last grit and the polish.  There are swirl removers like “Perfect It” that can be used when all else fails.  Low RPM’s helps limit the “sling” and makes for a better polish.  Without going thru the whole process those are a few tips that may help.  There are more than a few ways to skin that cat.  Lowel

Before I start machining with 320 grit to 400 to 600 and compound/polish paste, I cut holes in a plastic garbage bag and slide it on so my arms and head stick out.

A piece of stainless steel sheet metal can be used to carefully remove any waxy build up on the sand paper… hold the steel across one side of the sanding pad and hit the trigger. I’ve managed to ‘restore’ some gunky wet/dry sanding discs that way.