Table about to become firewood!
#1
Table about to become firewood!
I have stripped my dining room table for the SECOND time and have now applied three coats of wipe-on poly. It does not want to dry and is VERY streaky--some shiny streaks and some dull. I just called MinWax tech support and was told I needed to wait until the humidity was under 50% (not likely this time of year in Oklahoma!) They also said my only option was to strip for a THIRD time and start all over again. Does anyone have ANY other options?? I really don't want to strip this thing again. If I do strip it again is an oil finish the only option? Please help!
#2
I'd say that something isn't right in Kansas...if you've done it several times and it's all sticky and foggy...I suggest stripping it, letting it dry out for a week or so...then do something besides a conventional stain on it...but then again I don't know what kind of look would work for you home of the style of the table...either way - steel wool it - I think that might help clean out and prep the pores before you apply yet another thing to it.
#3
While it's not widely known, blushing can attack almost any finish - including poly. The humidity allow moisture to become trapped in the finish, hence the cloudy look. I seriously doubt, however, that this is the cause of the non-drying - that's usually caused by a contaminated surface. Could be either all the finish wasn't removed, the stain hadn't dried completely, any number of things (including that old enemy, silcone).
Persevere - everyone (me included) has problems like this from time to time.
Persevere - everyone (me included) has problems like this from time to time.
#4
If my problem is a contaminated surface, how do I correct that problem? I have stripped (twice), sanded and sanded some more, bleached, neutralized the bleach and sanded yet again. And, at this point is there ANY OTHER recourse other than stripping yet again?
#5
Contaminated wood surface on furniture
#6
Max:
Here's one possible approach - no guarantees.
Paint the tacky areas with naphtha - available from any good paint store. This will help in drying. Brush it on, let it dry. Forced air in a controlled environment wouldn't hurt.
You may be able to sand the blush out - use 400 grit wet/dry lubricated with water and go slow.
Good luck and let me know how goes the battle...
Here's one possible approach - no guarantees.
Paint the tacky areas with naphtha - available from any good paint store. This will help in drying. Brush it on, let it dry. Forced air in a controlled environment wouldn't hurt.
You may be able to sand the blush out - use 400 grit wet/dry lubricated with water and go slow.
Good luck and let me know how goes the battle...