How to soften your paper.

When wet sanding if you want to make it easier when you need a new sheet soak the other sheets in the clean water and then when you need them they are good and pliable. Thats what I have been doing and I also added some soap b/c my paper was sticking.

also use an sos pad behind your paper. will prevent ribs in your paint from your fingers

Wrapping your paper around a soaked sponge works well to. You can apply a little pressure every now and then to release water from the sponge.

Matt wrote:Wrapping your paper around a soaked sponge works well to. You can apply a little pressure every now and then to release water from the sponge.

Yeah I use a faceplate holder from an old car stereo and let the water fill up and then it just drips out gradually.

Definately soak your paper before you use it and put a teaspoon of liquid dish soap in the water. Helps the paper to glide better and helps keep it clean also. For sanding flat areas DON'T use just your hand. You need a sanding block that has a fairly hard surface. Reason for this is, your fingers will make groves because they are pressure points. Also the hard surface removes minute hills and valleys and helps to feather rough edges. You can get sanding blocks in several sizes where you get your paint and they are cheap. Another plus is, they hold the paper so your hand dosen't and you wont sand your skin off your fingers.
Mike