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Power Sander Experiences?
Has anyone used an electric sander to remove polyurethane topcoat/gloss or furniture? DH plans on doing this to our counters before I (hopefully) am able to improve how they look.... but now I'm worried about the dust getting everywhere since the chemicals in it are harmful to DS, myself and the pregnancy (DH would wear a mask when sanding, of course).
Does it get very messy when using a power sander? Any suggestions on easy ways to clean up afterwards? Easy ways to section off the area so the dust doesn't get everywhere??
TIA!
Re: Power Sander Experiences?
Depends on what type of sander he will use and how much sanding he'll d, but generally, yes, I would expect it to get very, very dusty.
If I were you, I would drape very thin plastic sheets from the tops of the upper cabinets down and from the top of the bottom cabinets to the floors. You can also section the kitchen off from the rest of the house with the same material. Use painters tape to tack the tarps to the cabinets or walls. We did something similar when we installed hardwood floors... lots of dust. The tarps available at the dollar store are perfect for this project.
If you're just talking about adding another coat of poly then you barely need any dust protection. All I would do is scuff it up with some steel wool by hand. Skip the sanding. If you need to get down to bare wood and remove layers of crap, then dust proof. Really depends on how much material you're planning on removing.
Generally, when you poly anything, you scuff with sandpaper or steel wool, wipe clean with tack cloth, apply poly, repeat. The last coat doesn't get rescuffed.
If you're mainly just scuffing and in the course of scuffing some of the base coat gets removed AND you're doing it by hand, you won't make that much dust. As soon as you go for the power equipment, add the tarps.
Yes, scuff it evenly. Full sanding is up to you depending how much old paint/poly/wood you want to take off.
A picture may help to see what you're dealing with.