Just watched a neighbor try to strip a dresser with a random orbital sander and a 60-grit pad.

I had to stop him before he ruined the veneer, but how often do you see people using way too aggressive an approach for the initial prep work?

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nancybennett16d ago

Sometimes you just need to get down to bare wood fast.

the_john16d ago

My neighbor last weekend, he just grabbed a belt sander and went at his old deck. No careful stripping, just straight to the plywood. I see it everywhere now, like people skipping the small talk to argue about politics online, or a mechanic cutting out a rusty bolt instead of fighting with it for an hour. It's this whole vibe of just getting past the surface junk fast, no matter how messy it looks for a minute.