Whether by hand or with a rotary orbital (RO) sander, methodically sand the wood ... and overlap your passes by about 1/3 of the sanding disc. Don't skip a grit: You'll have great results.

Now sanding is not really for the faint of heart… there's lots of dust, paint particles, and flecks of who knows what flying into the air, the sander itself can make your hand go numb and be ...

Orbital sanders are built with a hook and loop pad that uses removable sanding discs, so as long as you have a wide enough range of sanding discs on hand, the tool is versatile enough for heavy ...