Here's what's left of the pile: https://pic8.co/sh/xCmb5D.jpg They clean up really well if you remove enough surface material! Yeah, there are a few nail/screw holes here and there. Big deal. https://pic8.co/sh/yh57YS.jpg This is pretty much every single tool I use for resurfacing right now. https://pic8.co/sh/GltdpB.jpg I started with the manual hand plane, and that worked wonderfully after a good sharpening and an adjustment. Then it broke. Don't get the Kobalt brand. I upgraded straight to an electric hand planer, because the bench top planer is four times the price, and you can only go up to I think 13 inches wide with it. After it's good and planed, I work it with the 60 or 80 grit until I'm satisfied with the surface. Then I'll fill any holes with the super glue mixed with the fine dust from my obital's dust bag. Then another rough sanding, move up the grit to the 220 for a nice polish, then it's ready for treatment.