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Just can't see trying to defelt the large flat deck areas with itsy bitsy hand grinder equipment if job suits so we videod another option I've mentioned before.. This deck furred up pretty bad after removing multiple coats of acrylic. I'll save the strip pics and videos for another thread.. ..still a little wet mind you, but furry none the less For a mild defelting we first mounted a mild nylon brush on the 20" machine for mainly the edges.. Helps to have the weight involved of this larger/older Clark model. With this type brush or a more aggressive Nylogrit or Stratagrit brush (Kev's Velvet Elvis) the torque involved to user is substantial so I do no advise for small people. [yt]D1_U0yRZQLI[/yt] Enter a better option with same machine: Enjoy! [YT]9U6ApOIrido[/YT] We were utilizing what is called a 3m HiPro black pad driven by the brush. They are very open weaved and are the roughest pads made(for wax stripping usually). When new the bite is abit much but since we run them on vinyl or concrete strip jobs abit first we can get away with them on decks. They pretty much mildly sand the floor or knock off the fur real quik. One pad, one 1k sq. ft. deck and it will still do plenty more work. Nails were sunk with palm nailer to be able to use the pad, otherwise ya got to stick with brush. When pads are used (and handle adjusted correctly) machine torque is minimized. I would not advise under a 17" machine. Con's you ask?.. 1. You must be able to get it on the deck which can be a challenge if there are no walks. 2. The bigger stronger the motor the more likely you'll flip breakers. 3. You'll want to use it all the time... One defelted deck: