After scraping off all the softened varnish, sand with repeatedly finer grades of abrasive paper, then dust carefully before revarnishing.
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As with any paint, you should clean and sand the surface with a fine grit abrasive paper to remove all gloss.
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A further resining stage may take place, before the piece is returned to the lathe and polished with wet abrasive paper.
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These strips of abrasive paper can then be wrapped halfway around each leg and " seesawed " back and forth from different directions.
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Therefore, it is often necessary to flatten or " true " the stone's surface by grinding it on a piece of medium-grit silicon-carbide abrasive paper.
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The method of fixation is usually a matter of the user's preference, and can include plain water ( by means of surface tension ), sprayed-on adhesive, or by simply using adhesive-backed abrasive paper.
