Sanding Painted Wall Advice Needed

[B-Stealth]

Originally Posted by irokcj5

And don't go down to the paper or you'll have to skim coat with mud.

I had plenty of sanding before I would hit paper, the wall had 2 previous colors.

I finished painting the room today, it turned out nice. Now on to the door casings, baseboards and one day crown molding.

The project was labor intensive and time consuming but the walls look very clean.

I sanded everything with 100 grit on a pole sander and drywall hand sander. These tools were effective but I'm not sure I would use them again. (I hate wearing any kind of mask unless I'm underwater)

After the 100 grit pass, I revoved dust, cleaned walls then wet sanded everything else after that point. I used the foam sanding blocks and thin 3M sanding pads. I have very little experience wet sanding and was pleasantly surprised in how well the wet sanding pads performed. (Plus I wasn't making anymore dust and didn't need the mask anymore)