When most people think of sandpaper, the first thing that comes to mind is the different grades of coarse gritted sheets. You also may visualize a lot of strenuous arm-movement while sanding (as depicted in the picture). Well, hold your arm in pain no more, liquid sandpaper is a different solution, enabling you to be able to re-paint something without traditional sanding.
Despite it being called liquid sandpaper, its form is not similar at all to regular sandpaper. Liquid sandpaper, a.k.a. deglosser, is a chemical that can be used to rough up existing paint on walls and other surfaces by removing the gloss, making it possible to paint over what’s left on the wall after use. This is good for hard to reach places or an object that you may feel would be awkward to sand. Obviously one of the other advantages is that there won’t be old paint chips that you would normally have to clean up with traditional sanding.
However, just like many other chemicals, you will need very good ventilation during its use. Liquid sandpaper is also very flammable so be sure to use and store it in a safe place away from something that could ignite it. Also, don’t let the name throw you off. Liquid sandpaper cannot smooth anything out like regular sandpaper, it’s simply meant to make a surface viable to paint on.
