Sanding stairs

05-02-2007, 09:24 AM	#1
thepezident Newbie   Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5	Sanding stairs Hi all, What is the best way to sand hardwood covered stairs? The part you step on (the tread) and more importantly, the closed riser? Do you use a palm sander or a scraper or is there a special tool? The stairs have a finish on them. the pezident

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05-02-2007, 09:31 AM	#2
KUIPORNG Member   Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,861	Sanding stairs I never done it but would think it would be a mixture of Hand sanding and Orbital Sander sanding...

05-02-2007, 09:33 AM	#3
Big Dave Master Craftsman     Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southwest Mo. Posts: 289	Sanding stairs Hand sand, scraping, orbital, whatever gets the job done with the least amount of work. Most stair finishers use a scraper to get most or all then finish with an orbital and hand sanding. __________________ Do one thing at a time, do it well, then move on. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-02-2007, 10:00 AM	#4
thepezident Newbie   Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5	Sanding stairs Thanks for the lightning replies