Well that's fantastic news, glad to hear all is well for all 3 of you.
We all here at the ODK are really happy you've come back.
Now as far as sanding back hammertone is concerned you'll find that due to the uneven surface that it creates for itself you'll have to spend quite some time to get the surface absolutely flat otherwise the next coat of paint will only exaggerate what's underneath with the new coat making it look much worse. The good part is that you are basically using the original surface as a guide coat and you'll easily see that when the total surface is sanded back all over you'll be at a flat datum point, if not you'll clearly see un-sanded spots which will be the low spots in the paint and thus you'll know that you have t keep sanding until you see no more spots.
I'm sure this is not what you wanted to hear but was probably what you anticipated to hear.
Cheers, BB.
I live a 24 Hour lifestyle, but every now and again I seem to fall asleep, well at least that's what my wife tells me.
