work for a company that installs custom cabinets and moldings. Almost
everything we do is paint grade, MDF and poplar. The other day it was
raining I was stopped from picking up some maple 1 x by my shop Forman. He
stated that if the wood got wet it would not be any good for staining. I
have never heard this before. Is there any truth to this. He is basing this
off of a previous mantel that had gotten wet and had to be removed because
the staining didn't come out right. I don't know who stained it but my
guess is that the owner did and had no idea what he was doing. thanks.
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Mark wrote:
>
> work for a company that installs custom cabinets and moldings. Almost
> everything we do is paint grade, MDF and poplar. The other day it was
> raining I was stopped from picking up some maple 1 x by my shop Forman. He
> stated that if the wood got wet it would not be any good for staining. I
> have never heard this before. Is there any truth to this. He is basing this
> off of a previous mantel that had gotten wet and had to be removed because
> the staining didn't come out right. I don't know who stained it but my
> guess is that the owner did and had no idea what he was doing. thanks.
Will have to make sure it's dry and <properly> sanded prior to finishing
is all...of course, if one allows other contaminants, it can get
stained, but just a little rain water should cause no problem other than
requiring a complete resanding.
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> On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 00:25:30 GMT, "Mark" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > work for a company that installs custom cabinets and moldings. Almost
> >everything we do is paint grade, MDF and poplar. The other day it was
> >raining I was stopped from picking up some maple 1 x by my shop Forman.
He
> >stated that if the wood got wet it would not be any good for staining. I
> >have never heard this before. Is there any truth to this. He is basing
this
> >off of a previous mantel that had gotten wet and had to be removed
because
> >the staining didn't come out right. I don't know who stained it but my
> >guess is that the owner did and had no idea what he was doing. thanks.
> > [email protected]
> >
>
>
> pretty much true. if it gets rained on, you'll have to get it dry,
> then sand it again to get it to stain nicely.
Soft maple, especially the heartwood, is high in extractives, and has a
tendency to form rings around the water spots.
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 00:25:30 GMT, "Mark" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> work for a company that installs custom cabinets and moldings. Almost
>everything we do is paint grade, MDF and poplar. The other day it was
>raining I was stopped from picking up some maple 1 x by my shop Forman. He
>stated that if the wood got wet it would not be any good for staining. I
>have never heard this before. Is there any truth to this. He is basing this
>off of a previous mantel that had gotten wet and had to be removed because
>the staining didn't come out right. I don't know who stained it but my
>guess is that the owner did and had no idea what he was doing. thanks.
> [email protected]
>
pretty much true. if it gets rained on, you'll have to get it dry,
then sand it again to get it to stain nicely.