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I've given you the answer for mouldings :) A Multitool is not good at the job you're using it for. If you get some non clogging, cloth backed sand 'paper' (emery cloth) you can use it on the multitool too.
I have made inverse mouldings to use with emery cloth and it's quick once they're made, just not very effective because it's not easy to get the thickness of the block+emery cloth into tight spaces.
The best machine I've found for the job if you insist on a machine is the Festool LS130 (Linear Sander). I have one but the emery cloth on it's own is still very good almost as fast and much less money for setup. Some people make inverse mouldings with foam by sticking some sandpaper to the moulding, sanding the foam then putting sandpaper on the foam. It's probably the only technique I've not tried.
If you are trying to sand too much off you may as well use an IR stripper. For example when the paint is damaged or breaking off the substrate when you are sanding it.
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Cheers. I've been using a multitool with a sanding head on which is messy work (and seems to go through the sanding sheets pretty quickly, anyone any suggestions for reasonable priced replacement sheets?). I'll have a look at the sanding pads.
I'm thinking mainly of doorframes, window frames and the like with lots of mouldings where sanding is a bit awkward and thought that stuff may be easier to slop on.