I need to strip some window boards back to wood

[curium]

I have some window boards which have had decades of paint build up.

I've previously tried a light sanding and applied zinsser 1-2-3 primer/sealer (waterbased) but defects have come through.

I gave it a sand with my random orbital with 40-grit but it's slow going. I tried some no-nonsense paint/varnish remover but it was only removing a single layer at a time and it was very messy with lots of scraping.

I now want a more powerful sander to blast it back to wood. I'm told a belt sander will be up to the task.

I've had a look online and they range in price from £50-200. Is there any specification in particular I should look out for? Will it do the job?

Cheers

 

[motorbiking]

Would it be easier to replace the boards?

 

[curium]

Would it be easier to replace the boards?

If I was a carpenter. It’s a 5 window bay

 

[Odds]

Surely it can't be that hard to remove layers of paint with a good stripper and the right tool?
Get a tin of elbow grease and apply yourself.
Or take the hard work out of it and cover with a cut-to-size piece of sticky-back vinyl.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Belt sander to take the bulk off, delta sander or multitool to get into thevedges and corners, your ROS to smooth out

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Invested in a festool rotex RO 90 and a DTS400.

Even without a Festool Midi vacuum, would you like to tell everyone how much those two cost, please?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

But nevertheless several hundred pounds? One supplier I use is offering the Ro90 kit at about £440 and the DTS400 at a touch under £300, so maybe £740 plus abrasives, would you say? (Prices from a recent offers sheet)

I am not against using good kit, but I think a lot of people would whince at some of the money I've put out over the years...