He recommends making sure about 50 percent of your sandpaper stock is 120 grit, 30 percent is 80 grit, and 20 percent is 220 grit. Timothy Dahl. DIY Editor.

If you want the most professional-worthy paint job possible, sanding your walls really is a must. Not only does it smooth out your surface for an even application, but it helps your paint to ...

Sanding is never fun, but everything about how you're doing it makes it far worse than it needs to be. Here are some master ...

When speaking with my daughter, I suggested she try 120 grit paper first and see if it was too aggressive. My guess was that the chest was made from pine. It’s a very soft wood and a coarser ...

Use a sanding block and start with 120-grit sandpaper. Use a circular motion to smooth out the ridges and then strap on the fine sandpaper. Go with a 220-grit wet or dry sandpaper and feather out ...