Hit 50 hours of sanding on this one dresser and finally saw the wood grain pop

I've been working on a beat up oak dresser I got off Facebook for $20. Must have sanded it with 80 grit for maybe 15 hours over two weeks. Then I moved to 120 grit and did another 25 hours off and on. It wasn't until I hit the 50 hour mark and wiped it down with mineral spirits that I realized the grain was hiding under all my rushed earlier passes. Has anyone else kept a running tally of hours on a single piece like that?

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the_wyatt1mo ago

50 hours in and I'd probably sand my own fingerprints off before the grain showed up.

luna5191mo ago

Seems like you might be overthinking this a bit.