PSA: Spent 20 minutes sanding with the wrong grit number and it ruined my whole afternoon

I was working on a walnut tabletop in my shop last week and grabbed what I thought was 120 grit. Turns out I accidentally grabbed 60 grit instead. I spent 20 minutes sanding and left deep scratches that took forever to remove. Has anyone else mixed up their grits and had a project go sideways like that?

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angelamurphy19d ago

Isn't it funny how one little mix up like that can throw off your whole vibe for the rest of the day lol? It's like when you grab the wrong charger from the drawer and suddenly your phone's at 5% with nowhere to go.

ward.diana18d ago

The bigger question is why we all own six chargers but only two actually work.

garcia.cameron18d ago

Right? And what makes it worse is you know you did it to yourself, you look at the wrong cable and just grab it without thinking. Why do we always blame the cable or the drawer instead of admitting we were in a rush? Does anyone actually sort their chargers so this never happens again, or is that a myth like matching socks from the dryer?