Sander for Trim indoors, and Outdoors?

DashZero

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Currently I have a Mirka Deros 650 6" Paddle Electric Cord sander I use with my Festool CT 26 HEPA. I have been using this to learn to float my drywall and work on getting a smooth no texture finish. I recently replace carpet with LVP floating, and made sure to take al the trim off. There is no quarter round just trim along the baseboards.

I have attempted to use the Mirka to sand the existing gold paint off so I can fill any issues and pain the trim before I nail it back on. I think from all the threads here I should be using an Orbital sander.

After I sand, paint, put the trim back, I will need to sand and paint the facia and soft outside and a back wall of cement board.

Question 1: Could this be done with a RO 90? I like the idea of the new DTSC 200. But it's not out. If the DTSC would do the outside and the inside. I could hold off for it.

Question 2: It looks like I should be using the delta foam pad to sand the trim to not damage the profile an edges, and that seem to fit the DTSC 400. I assume the DTSC 200 will have foam pads as well.

Question 3: Am I correct that the RO 90 is really for flat surfaces, since it don't see a foam pad?

Thank You.

Mario
 
To take a page from the traditional floor finishers books, edgers are typically used around the periphery of the room where the trim/base meets the wood flooring. The usual Clarke or Lagler edger is a rotary driven disc machine using either 7" or 6" discs. It functions in the same manner as a Festool RAS or a RA grinder.
I'd think using a Rotex dual action machine for the same purpose would work well, it'll just take a little longer...but not much if just reapplying a maintenance coat is desired. However, I do think that trying to use an RO 90 for that purpose could be challenging. I'd prefer to use the RO 150 and if absolutely necessary settle on the RO 125...maybe...just maybe. If the floor boards are more than 3" wide, then the RO 90 could prove to be a hot mess as it will not completely cover the piece of wood strip you want to sand and you'll then have to fair in the floor to meet the height of the floor edge.
 
I apologize for not being more clear, The floor is vinyl plank, I'm trying to sand 3 inch baseboard molding , and trim around doors, not the floor itself.
 

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