Prepare Handrail by Sanding

The very first thing I did, I sanded it with my, you know, Echisan 3x4 sander and an ultra fine sponge, 1/2 in sponge and a handrail that's got contoured edges, routed edges. It's super fast, super easy to sand, you know, with a 3x4 sander. Plus, it's hooked to my hepac. You're not creating a lot of dust. I put it on my saw horses. to make sure I put down two uh cardboard shields down, you know, so um it would protect it while I'm sanding it, rolling it over and stuff, and any type of vibration wouldn't scratch it. So, set it on there, sanded it uh pretty quick and then then I began uh the staining