J Antero wrote:
I'll be refinishing a large dining room table.

What's the best type / make etc. power sander for getting the old
finish off without creating striations in the wood? Obviously, I'd
like to keep the cost down.

Also, what about sand paper grades?

1. Chemical stripper. Dollars to donuts the table has a lacquer finish
in which case lacquer thinner will do the deed. That and lots of paper
towels. Lacquer thinner can go BOOM in the presence of fire.

2. Scraper

3. Sand if necessary. Any kind of sander other than belt. Grit size
depends on what you are trying to do...40-80 = remove lots fairly fast,
finer on down to 240 or so smooths and/or removes marks from coarser.
OK to skip grades.


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