That’s actually not too bad. You know you might be able to call Home Depot or Lowe’s to see if they have any sort of tool rentals…..
Or… You could always leverage their generous return policy. I spend so much on Amazon and home Depot, I wouldn’t feel guilty borrowing an orbital sander for a few days….just saying …
If you were closer I’d just loan you my sander. Or if you can wait, the next time I’m closer to where you are or we have a mutual friend in either of our hoods, we ca figure something out.
I have an orbital. Need a belt sander. Can’t do the HD buy and return thing, that’s dishonest. I’m taking it slow and really breathing in the fumes as I slowly remove sections. FLU just think of how distraught you’re going to feel for not participating in this project. Not only will you miss out on a true neighborhood beautification project, you could’ve helped the little guy!
I have a plethora of projects to work on. In all seriousness, home Depot does offer some tool rentals. You can see if they have a belt sander. Alternatively , you can try buying a drill attachment that turns your drill into a sander. You can buy a smaller 3 inch attachment
That sounds like an environmentally conscious product that isn’t going to work. Buy the nuclear stuff. Or go to Arizona. That’s where I have to go to get good varnish and turpentine now.
California banned turpentine ?! It’s made from pine trees.
Looking good! See, that wasn’t so bad. And when you’re finally done, you’ll be happy you did it all yourself. Take the door lock off and clean around the door lock. Don’t be lazy.
Josh, next to top left hinge and on the lower part of the door, is that wood filler/putty or just paint? If it’s wood filler/putty, it might be hiding some imperfection in the door. That could be an issue if you plan on just staining the door. I’d get a small pick and pick off some of that fto see how deep it goes before doing any additional work. If it goes too deep, you might reevaluate whether to stain the door versus paint.
Still a bit of paint (though there may be wood filler as well). I’ll do the stripping around/under the lock with the sander when I pull the door off. I’m trying to do as much as possible before pulling the door as I assume I’ll have to do it more than once but would like to do it as few times as possible.
