I just moved into a house with a large two-level deck in the backyard. The
wood is in good shape for the most part, but it has been poorly painted and
is now peeling and in need of repainting. I would like to strip this down to
bare wood and use stain as opposed to repainting it.

Does anyone have any advice for this kind of project? I am trying to keep
things low cost, but I also don't want to spend weeks sanding old paint off.

Thanks,
Richard