I had 15 Pella wooden window frames, circa 1969, in need of repainting. Three years ago they were 'professionally' repainted. This consisted of slapping new paint over the cracked old paint and sending me a $2000.00 bill. The concept of sanding and prepping the frames was apparently overlooked by the 'professionals'.
Last year, in preparation for a graduation party, my bride strongly suggested that we needed to improve the appearance of the windows. Replacement windows were not in the budget, and I didn't want another 'professional' job visited on my wallet. The wood was still in good shape but the paint needed to be taken down in many areas of the frames. Lots and lots of sanding needed to be done.
After prepping one window frame by hand I knew I needed a better and faster approach. I saw the Fein on Amazon.com and went for it.
I have been very happy with my purchase. It has made a large nasty job much quicker. The detailed sanding accessories made short work of all the mutton bars on the windows.
A trick that helps prolong the sanding paper life is use of a sander cleaner stick, like the kind you use to unload the sand paper on a belt sander. It looks like a large art gum eraser stuck to a paint stirrer.
Heat from too much pressure will ruin the hook and loop corners of the sanding pad. I had to buy replacements.
It is a beautiful tool, but like other fine German products, the replacement parts are not cheap. Someone has to help pay for all those short work weeks, extended vacations, and retirement benefits the europeans dearly love. Think of it as the BMW in your tool box.
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