Will this sander work for removing oil paint on kitchen cabinets? If so, what grit would you use? I'd like to repaint with a different color and an acrylic based paint.
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Yes it will, I would see how it does with 60-80 grit to start, then go to 120 grit. If your just painting then you can stop after 120 grit and repaint. If you start with a finer grit your just going to plug the sandpaper.
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I do believe so but I'll read up on it a email you tomorrow with a definite answer
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You would be better off using a drip-less paint remover and then sanding after the paint has been removed. You would use a lot of disks as the paint has a tendency to clog them.
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No, I would not! It works perfectly on smooth, unfinished furniture - even unpainted but I would not recommend it for reclaimed would and certainly not crevices or chips in the wood. I have no idea what to use except for a good power sander and work down from several grades of sandpaper until it is more manageable.
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The sander will not sand off the paint, it will probably peal and gummy up the pad. If it is a small area you can skim coat the wall to make them smooth or you can retexture over the walls and repaint.
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I wouldn't want to use it refinish hardwood floors. I think it would be too time consuming. I think you would be better off purchasing a hand-held belt sander. I think a belt sander would work better and I think you'll have a wider selection of sand grit coarseness in the sanding belts. I have the highest course grit disks you can get on my Dewalt disk sander and it doesn't sand as thoroughly as a belt sander with a sanding belt with half the course grit.
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If cabinets are painted, it will take off the paint. I'm not sure what it would do to stained cabinets. I don't recommend it.
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I think you'd be in good shape using the Bosch sander. I use mine for surfaces that are not flat and just love it.
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I used it on cabinets that had been painted black and white. Thought id give it a try before doing extra steps! Didn't strip them or anything and this product worked wonderfully going right over the paint. Did four coats on the white and two on the black. Hope this helps!
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I agree with everything JenO stated. This product may activate the paint and smear it like thinner. I would only use it on raw wood. By far the best finish for counter tops.
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I used the sprayer to paint kitchen cabinet doors with glossy acrylic paint. The sprayer worked very well. Keep the spray head moving quickly to prevent drips. Use multiple coats to build up spray surface.
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Never start sander while resting on what you are going to sand, this can cause a lose of control. Hold sander tightly with some downward pressure and guide sander back and forth with the grain. I have three orbital sanders, plus belt and three 1/4 sheet sanders. Makita has done an outstanding job in rough down sanding and then the finish sanding, better than my DeWalt or Porter-Cable. Do not give up, sander will do a good job for you. The great thing about an random/orbital sander is that no matter which way it goes you should not see any sanding lines/swirls, that is if you do not use 80 grit paper. Hope this helped. Never start sander while resting on what you are going to sand, this can cause a lose of control. Hold sander tightly with some downward pressure and guide sander back and forth with the grain. I have three orbital sanders, plus belt and three 1/4 sheet sanders. Makita has done an outstanding job in rough down sanding and then the finish sanding, better than my DeWalt or Porter-Cable. Do not give up, sander will do a good job for you. The great thing about an random/orbital sander is that no matter which way it goes you should not see any sanding lines/swirls, that is if you do not use 80... » Read More Never start sander while resting on what you are going to sand, this can cause a lose of control. Hold sander tightly with some downward pressure and guide sander back and forth with the grain. I have three orbital sanders, plus belt and three 1/4 sheet sanders. Makita has done an outstanding job in rough down sanding and then the finish sanding, better than my DeWalt or Porter-Cable. Do not give up, sander will do a good job for you. The great thing about an random/orbital sander is that no matter which way it goes you should not see any sanding lines/swirls, that is if you do not use 80 grit paper. Hope this helped. « Show Less
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Yes. In fact, if you came to me to ask which tool to use to sand down clear coat to 800-grit level smoothness, I would say a random orbital sander(5-6" is most common for the curves of a car or boat, 10-12" is faster for 50+ft boat or large trailer) is beat. The weight and size of this particular model makes it easy to sand at shoulder height or above your head or for long hours. I had this model for years and swear by it. If this is a one time project or smaller than a table, save money by just buying a 5-6" random orbital palm sander. I am heavily disappointed in the crap quality of the buffer pad. The sponge is glued on and comes off as soon as its hot. The nature of sponge allows it to just peel away. So don't get excited about the 2-in-1 option. For best results when using sander, use 220 grit to get through clear coat, 180 is pushing it and 120 may take off more than you want but is my favorite if you can do it right. 120 (as long as you don't cut through at an angle by accident) will take off the most bang for your buck. A 2'x2' area can be done in like 45-60 seconds. Use the upper right quadrant (12-3pm on a clock) to take off layers in a methodical up down or left right slightly overlapping motion. As you leave an area, Go back over Lightly with pressure more evenly distributed on pad. Then go over with 220 same way. Then probably 400. Past that you are getting into wet dry paper and I have never used this machine with wet dry. It's a great way to get to 800. Make sure you have a pad, a sponge, a cloth or something to keep your fingertips from leaving an inconsistent finish. Or just make your hand into a pad like surface. The short answer? Yes.
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I am not a professional wood worker by any means. I have used this for a few projects but not on a table top. I see no problem with using this sander for that purpose. "I wood".
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You probably could, but I wouldn't. The backer pad that comes stock with the unit is very stiff and quite flat...great for table tops, cabinet sides, planks, etc., but not for the multi-level surfaces of cars. Additionally this sander is a 6 hole vacuum unit and placing a polishing bonnet over the intake might cause the sander to overheat. Lastly the oscillation size is extremely small, great for sanding and "polishing" wood, but it might just end up burning the wax on the surface of the paint. So, I wouldn't recommend it. Hope that helps!
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I am not sure about using this orbital sander for polishing a car.But after using it, I would say that I WILL NOT use it in my car.The reason is that this sander works providing vibration and abrasive disk rotation, it is designed to remove external hard surface of paint, varnish, lacquer, polyurethane, old wood surface, etc. It does not provide the polishing effect desire in a dedicated polishing machine.There are specific car polishing devices you can get.Again, I will not use it for a car paint polishing.Hope this helps.
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The only way to do this is by COMPLETELY sanding the old cabinets. This product is not like paint, it is a stain and works best on light to medium colored wood. The color (end result) varies depending on the original color of wood.
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I had no problem using it with regular polish on acrylics. I have Question? What do you use to remove your acrylics?
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I have only used on wood - that's what it's for and no swirl marks I love this sander!