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Water popping stains? - ®smpr_fi_mac® - 08-16-2023
White oak. Sprayed water on after final grit to pop the grain. Dried two days. Any clue what these stains are?
Nothing else was used or applied to the lumber.
RE: Water popping stains? - Roly - 08-16-2023
(08-16-2023, 05:11 PM)®smpr_fi_mac® Wrote: White oak. Sprayed water on after final grit to pop the grain. Dried two days. Any clue what these stains are?
Nothing else was used or applied to the lumber.
The water dissolved the tannin in the white oak. Never heard of water popping grain, raising grain yes. Roly
RE: Water popping stains? - ®smpr_fi_mac® - 08-16-2023
(08-16-2023, 05:52 PM)Roly Wrote: The water dissolved the tannin in the white oak. Never heard of water popping grain, raising grain yes. Roly
Sorry. Raising the grain, that's what I meant.
I didn't know water alone would cause it. I thought iron was required, too.
RE: Water popping stains? - jteneyck - 08-18-2023
(08-16-2023, 07:14 PM)®smpr_fi_mac® Wrote: Sorry. Raising the grain, that's what I meant.
I didn't know water alone would cause it. I thought iron was required, too.
If you used tap water and have hard water you have your iron source.
John