Sometimes being lazy really pays off!

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Leonardo

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While sanding this cap last night I ran out of bottled water in the workshop and didn't want to traverse the long journey across my patio to the kitchen. I did however spot a half can of Diet Mt. Dew that I didn't finish earlier. I thought, "well, it's mostly water, I don't really want to stop mid way through, and what's the worst that could happen?"

I was not expecting what happened next, and thought that I would most certainly have to break, go inside, probably get distracted and have to finish the part later.

I usually use bottled water with a drop of dish soap and some dishwasher rinse aid. I forgot to even add either of those in and continued to the next grit using my 3M sanding pads. What I saw before me was truly amazing. The resin of this cap got shinier than I have ever achieved before from sanding. I hadn't even used Micro Mesh, Zona Paper or Magic Juice… I don't even think I will need to buff it!

This is going to be a huge time saver and I am using Diet Dew from here on out! Hopefully my customers like the fresh citrus scent!

Happy April everyone!


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Not being a drinker of diet anything I would never have discovered something like that. Does it work with regular Dew?
I think the sugar might gunk up the sandpaper or get sticky. I can't have too much sugar though so I haven't tried it. I would just make sure to brush them with toothpaste after, floss the threads and use mouthwash for the last zona paper.
 
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