I used
Liquid Sandpaper on the spindles, I did not do more than a light scuff sand on them — there really wasn't any wood grain showing after primer and 3 coats of paint.
I chose to sand it with the sander simply because I am SUCH a newbie that using
liquid sandpaper hadn't even occurred to me!
So I dragged this baby outside and shined it up real good with
my liquid sandpaper (aka deglosser.)
It would take more time to apply
the Liquid Sandpaper than is needed to actually use a piece of sandpaper: --RRB-
It's essentially
liquid sandpaper, and should be thought of as a cutting tool.
Not exact matches
The «normal» ways of prepping furniture for new paint are sanding with fine
sandpaper, using a deglosser such as Klean - Strip
Liquid Sander Deglosser, or priming with a paint primer such as Krylon All - Purpose White Primer Spray.
Supplies you will need for a standard 6 ′ wide closet: 2 - 3 ′ wide bi-fold flat panel hollow core closet doors (found at most home improvement stores) 1 - 4» x8 ′ sheets of 1/4 ″ underlayment plywood
Liquid nails adhesive 1 ″ nails, 18 gauge Wood filler White interior caulk 220 grit
sandpaper
This works kind of like
sandpaper in
liquid form: it takes the sheen off the paint.