So I've been trying to maintain frame recently but I have run into some problems. I'm quite inexperienced but I read it was best to remove varnish and paint before sanding, repainting and lacquering but I'm worried about the tight spaces and ideally I would like to keep as much of the original paint as possible. Would appreciate any tips you guys might have, I heard you were good at this. This is the piece in question: http://i.imgur.com/TXzEDly.jpg