Plastic was hung up from every doorway to help the dust…which there was a bunch of …dust!!

We used my Dad’s quarter sheet sander….and we got course (60) grade sand paper. I bought 2 packages. 

We ended up using about one little quarter sheet per step…

After all the steps were sanded there was still some junk on some of the steps. So for the stubborn parts I used a stripper. This stuff is awesome!

 Please follow the directions though…be careful please.

You basically brush it on, let it sit 20 minutes and take a metal scraper to it and the paint and gunk just shrivels right off!

So satisifying

When you are finished getting all the gunk (for lack of a better word, sorry) You need to clean the steps gently with some mineral spirits to remove any residue from the sander and the epoxy remover. We decided instead of staining we wanted to paint the treads a deep chocolate color and the risers and semi-gloss white. We could have stained….but a couple of stairs really had paint built in…and we loved the color of the paint. It looks really rich…but also has alot of character. Love that!

Seek peek at sample board…..so pretty!

Phase 2 we spent:

$3.94 for 2 drop cloths

$5.97 air-masks

$5.05 for 2 packs of 60 grit sandpaper

$2.68 small metal can for epoxy remover

$8.97 Epoxy and Paint remover

$2.00 for 2 chip brushes

$2.94 jar of sample paint

$31.55 spent….

Stay tuned for Phase 3!