How to Remove Paint from Wooden Objects and Refinish Them

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get a fair supply of Sandpaper with two choices of grains: Rough to do the initial work (getting rid of the undesired paint) and Kind-of-Smooth Sandpaper (to finish the sanding and then polish the wood that will appear underneath).

   Sand firstly with the rough one then the soft one.
   
   Don't sand too hard and friction causes heat! , Sanding all through is a very hard and frustrating job as the Sandpaper gets clogged up with the paint in no time.The most sensible thing to do is soft sanding once you're done with the old paint.
   
   Make sure you're sanding following the wood grain, if you don't, you'll scratch the wood surface and ruin the whole project. , Make sure the surface is really smooth.
   
   If it is a small object, just simply dust it with a brush or blow it away.
   
   If there is wood dust on the floor, sweep it away.
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   Step 2: You will do a far nicer job if you use an electric sander.

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   Step 3: When you are done sanding and polishing

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   Step 4: get rid of any wood dust on a wood by dusting the wood with a rug lightly imbibed in paint solvent and just then you can start painting.

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