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Sand and Finish Stairs — Sand and Finish

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How to Build Portable Deck Steps · Step 9 of 9

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Once the glue has dried and the stairs are fully assembled, use an orbital sander to smooth all surfaces of the wooden stairs, paying attention to both the stringer and the treads. Start with a coarser grit and progressively move to finer grits for a smooth finish. After sanding, clean off any dust. Then, apply a few coats of spray shellac, allowing adequate drying time between coats, to provide a durable and protective finish for the wood.

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um for a finish i went with just basic sprayed shellac and let it dry overnight there's there's nothing fancy that's necessary for this project as far as the finish goes i don't need to go with any more protection than this it's simply here to serve a purpose of letting the cat go up and down uh in less pain with without having to jump so much so uh will she use it yes i know for sure she will use it because i'm currently using a piece of half inch pine cd plywood to test out the concept and uh she uses it just fine so i'm i'm excited to get that piece of half inch pine cd plywood out of my living room actually let me rephrase that my wife is excited to get that piece of plywood out of the living room and put this one there in its place thank you to rockler woodworking hardware for supporting this video i'll have links down in the description below where you can check out some of the tools that i use to make this and if you're just generally in a need or if you have a general need to purchase a tool consider checking out rockler i think that's it for this project there's really not much to say it was just a quick win one day build if you want to stay up to date with everything that i publish go to my website jacecustomcreations.com newsletter and sign up for my email newsletter i'm going to quit talking and show you some i guess some cell phone footage of the cat actually going up and down it because i doubt i could get her to do it right now when i'm shooting this outro you guys take care have a great day and i'll talk to you in the next video oh you went up faster than i was hoping all right driving the dogs nuts

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