[email protected] writes:
>
>Soap is hygroscopic. Pretty sure that's the right word. If not, I'll be
>corrected. Attracts water to itself, which is a bad thing, considering
>wood, iron, and the like. Staining is the first indication. Corrosion
>likely follows.
>
>Not a big deal. Just easily avoided, so why not?
Groan. I just used it on nearly all of the screws I put in the two
bookshelves I gave my middle son and daughter-in-law for Christmas. :-(
On the good side, the shelf units are painted so maybe it'll never matter.
Oh, well. Lesson learned. (And it's not like I didn't have wax!)
Glenna