differences in coats

[manicmechanic]

Going by those instructions, I would think a wet mist coat would be a fast pass over the area, not trying to cover it all the first time. Then a slower pass the rest of the way. the term wet is describing how much material you are applying on the panel to give you a wet look. Just as dry would be the flow of material cut back to produce a dry look once it is applied to the panel. It is also used as described above in metallics, in which a dry coat would produce a flat look in the paint because the metallic would not be able to stand up completely as there wasn't enough material laid down to suspend it.