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Stripping or sanding damaged new gloss work

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A few days ago we glossed some brand new wood architraves (after knotting, priming and undercoating) with Dulux non-drip. A screw up (not ours!) meant that some protective plastic sheeting ended up stuck fast on one side, not picked up until 12 hours later. When removed it left a crazed look to the paint which was still tacky.
A second coat has hidden it a little, but it still looks poor.

What is the best way to go, presumably sanding will just tear the surface of the non-cured gloss; or should we use a solvent stripper, and if so, will it work with minimal damage to the rest of the frame (which is perfect)?

We haven't time to wait weeks for it to fully cure and repair due to final stages of our build, any advice gratefully received!
 
If you haven't time to wait for it to cure, lightly sand with some very fine sandpaper so it's smooth, undercoat if necessary, top coat.

If you're gentle you should touch this up reasonably well.
 
Thanks to you both, I've given it 2-3 days drying, it still looks poor with all the crinkled/crazed finished showing through - so will try lightly sanding later either with 250 grit, or possibly just starting with 1000 grit emery, then will see what it looks like before attempting to coat again.
 
Worked a treat, was absolutely solid and dry when I sanded, managed to take most of the poor surface off, without removing the paint using a a mixture of 120 and 240 grit, then re-coated with gloss and looks like it may be ok without a second. :)
 

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