sanding the stairs

[timmy74]

hi folks can anyone recommend a tool for gettting into those hard to reach corners whilst sanding. there is some points i cant get too on my stair case ie pieces about 25-30 mm wide that i cant get sanded and also tiny little corners and triangles. ive looked at the black n decker mouse etc but it looks too big ive bought and loaned various sanders but some places are just to stubborn to get too. any advice will be welcome please

 

[thediynovice]

I've just finished sanding back my stairs to the bare wood. I applied copious amounts of paint stripper, attacked with a heat gun and used a quality detail sander, and was still left with the fiddly bits in the corners (mainly on the strings where the risers meet the treads).

I found the only way to get it back was to wrap a bit of sandpaper round your finger, and get in there that way.

 

[timmy74]

I've just finished sanding back my stairs to the bare wood. I applied copious amounts of paint stripper, attacked with a heat gun and used a quality detail sander, and was still left with the fiddly bits in the corners (mainly on the strings where the risers meet the treads).

I found the only way to get it back was to wrap a bit of sandpaper round your finger, and get in there that way.

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that sounds like pulling teeth there must be an easier way surely