![Need help please! After stripping layers of paint and sanding, stairs still look dirty and feel tacky. : r/woodworking Need help please! After stripping layers of paint and sanding, stairs still look dirty and feel tacky. : r/woodworking](https://preview.redd.it/need-help-please-after-stripping-layers-of-paint-and-v0-kymp2pnamwta1.jpg?auto=webp&s=a23a662c014fc792b0fa099606c5d59ba2d570d3)
Need help please! After stripping layers of paint and sanding, stairs still look dirty and feel tacky. : r/woodworking
![I want to strip the tops of my stairs of paint to stain them and lift the carpet up. I've tried an electric sander and paint stripper and it's still barely budging… I want to strip the tops of my stairs of paint to stain them and lift the carpet up. I've tried an electric sander and paint stripper and it's still barely budging…](https://preview.redd.it/i-want-to-strip-the-tops-of-my-stairs-of-paint-to-stain-v0-fxc13t3ycd4a1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ca3b7330a4f1ae9f79e13d2fe7239b09de7afdc8)
I want to strip the tops of my stairs of paint to stain them and lift the carpet up. I've tried an electric sander and paint stripper and it's still barely budging…
![does anyone know the best way to remove the this layer on the stairs? I've used a paint stripper which removed the paint, however, what's left underneath keeps "melting" onto the sander. does anyone know the best way to remove the this layer on the stairs? I've used a paint stripper which removed the paint, however, what's left underneath keeps "melting" onto the sander.](https://preview.redd.it/does-anyone-know-the-best-way-to-remove-the-this-layer-on-v0-7e75qhn6x1ja1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=6f205e785e095e0e4919044143de7d4ddf48ea1a)