Will Orbital Sander Remove Paint?

The orbital sander rotates and vibrates. This lessens the risk of leaving a circular pattern in the surface. Both sanders remove paint with or against the grain of wood. The small, portable size makes these sanders the right tool to remove paint from flat or curved surfaces.

What sander do I use to remove paint?

Start with coarse 80-grit sandpaper in a manual hand sander or power sander. Using enough pressure to remove the paint but not so much that it damages the wood. Move to medium 150-grit abrasive and finish with fine 220-grit, brushing away dust from the surface each time you change paper.

How do you use an orbital sander to remove paint from metal?

Attach an 80-grit sanding disk to your sander and begin sanding the metal surface from which you need to remove paint. Because 80 grit is pretty coarse, stop using it when the paint is almost all the way off. This way you won't sand too much into the metal and weaken it.