How to sand spindles without power tools

In this video, I want to show you how I sanded the spindles on my outdoor bench so I could refinish it. I’m sure all of us gravitate to grabbing a power tool like a Dremel to make things easier but the truth is that a power sander can do more damage than good when working on delicate and intricate wooden spindles. The contours, ridges, and details in chair spindles, stair spindles, bench spindles, banisters, balusters, or spindle leg tables can be really tricky to sand with a powerful electrical sander. So I recommend trying to sand them by hand to minimize any potential damage. Plus some of us don’t have the funds to buy fancy power tools.
You can start out by removing some of the old varnish, old stain, or old layers of paint with chemical stripper but eventually you will have to sand the spindles anyways.
Also, check out my blog post about how to sand spindles: cuckoo4design.com/how-to-sand...
And my blog post about how to restore old outdoor teak furniture which I mentioned in the video: cuckoo4design.com/restore-tea...
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different sandpapers used in my video:
▶︎ Ultra-flexible sanding sheets amzn.to/3NPjtRO
▶︎ abrasive cord amzn.to/3XYBQZo
▶︎ various sheets of sandpaper from finer grit to coarse and duck tape amzn.to/3JZV8ru
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▶︎ how to restore teak outdoor furniture • How to restore old tea...
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[@tomperkins5657]

Perfect! Thanks!

[@ninaegg5605]

Thank you for the tips! I was dreading starting on my restoration project but your tips gave me a new impetus!

[@juliakonya7266]

Oh I'm glad! Good Luck!

[@aletarossi-thomas8757]

Great idea about the flexible sand paper.

[@jentiffany10]

I wish the stretchy stuff was still sold. I bought a bench I’m refinishing and the back has these teeny tiny little spindles. It’s going to take forever to sand them. That would have been fantastic to speed things up.

[@juliakonya7266]

Yeah that's a bummer.

[@victoriayork1962]

I've searched high and low for the flexible sanding sheets and can't find them anywhere. Any suggestions? I paint chairs and this would be a godsend. Thank you for your video and any advice you can give me!

[@juliakonya7266]

I didn't know they were so hard to find now. I linked to the one I bought on Amazon. I just saw they are unavailable now too. Sorry! Hopefully, they will be back in stock again soon.

[@LuckyMonkeyAnna]

I can't seem to find flexible sheet anywhere, are you still able to find/buy them?

[@juliakonya7266]

It sounds like nobody has been able to find any. Maybe the manufacturer can help us

[@dennisgarcia1183]

The flexible it’s hard to find it’s always out of stoke

[@juliakonya7266]

That's a bummer, it's great stuff!