It has taken me weeks to prepare my first project, a vintage settee found at garage sale for $15 (pictures coming soon). People who do this as a living were right when they said that ripping off old upholstery, sanding, filling scratches, and repairing wear and tear was the most time consuming part of the process.
I don't work with my hands, EVER. I like to have pretty painted nails and my hands are as soft as a baby's bottom. When I got my first callus from my cute little palm sander, it was like my own little badge of honor. I was doing something on my own and in a few days I was going to reap the benefits.
Well that few days has turned into a few weeks and my poor settee is still sitting on my back porch waiting to be finished. Within an hour of sanding, I had ripped through my only two sheets of medium grit sand paper.
As I said before, this is a learn as I go process and it looks like I have a lot more to learn.
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