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Wooden stairs are shit and carpet is safer, quieter and easier.
Save yourself the bother.
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The only easy way to remove stuff like that is by sandblasting it. Sandblasting raises the grain massively and you don't want that being done in your house as cleaning the mess up isn't easy and the ppe that you need to do it is not cheap.
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I had the same in the hall (and probably under the stairs, although I haven't dared look). 40grit in the belt sander and many very light passes eventually took it off. Every so often would get to hot and gum up the paper. Glad it's gone now and just hoping I can convince partner new carpet is the way forward with the stairs.
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I seriously hate removing paint. This stuff just isn't coming off as well as the door. Spent 4 hours this afternoon tackling the treads and risers on the stairs. Probably why I stopped some months ago. That brown stuff is just turning to gloop and the wood is soft.I completely underestimated the amount of work required to decorate a hallway. FML.
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