ibnaz5150 Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Hello folks, have a problem ! I have spots what I've guessed to be wood glue in my pores. I've tried paint and varnish remover with a stiff wire brush, alcohol,mineral spirits,laquer thinner,glythol eyther and still no luck. Any suggestions??? Thanks Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Steaming perhaps? That's not a suggestion Tom, that's more of a gut idea which I'm more than willing for more experienced members to shoot down. If I'm right then perhaps my gut lives to guess another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibnaz5150 Posted December 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 why did'nt I think of that! I'll give it a go with my soldering gun and a damp cloth...let ya know what I come up with. Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 i tried this once with good success...instead of using a cloth get a piece of paper and use a household iron set to medium so you don't burn the wood. lay the paper over the spot then heat. the glue will most likely stick to the paper when you lift it off. it did for me anyway. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibnaz5150 Posted December 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 I tried the cloth and soldering gun last night....no success. Possibly not enough steam generated that way? I'll try the paper technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Wow. That's some pretty blocked up pores! I'd bear in mind that you may raise the grain slightly when steaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibnaz5150 Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Well no luck with the iron and paper ....although that is undoubtfully much more effective than a solder gun and damp cloth! I tried a few more solvents with no success. Think I'll have to run this piece over to my local lumber mill and have em run it through thier thicknes sander. One thing I will not do again....wipe my glue joints. Fine with closed pores but not a go with wenge,ash etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Ah. Indeed. Well knowledge shared is always good if you want to look at this positively :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 One thing I will not do again....wipe my glue joints. +1 Best to wait 30-45 min or so and scrape it off with a chisel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Yuppers, wiping works great if you nail it perfectly, but it's so easy to smear the glue into the grain, which is a massive headache down the line. Your only real option at this point is a needle and lots of patience. Pick it out one pore at a time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Well no luck with the iron and paper ....although that is undoubtfully much more effective than a solder gun and damp cloth! I tried a few more solvents with no success. Think I'll have to run this piece over to my local lumber mill and have em run it through thier thicknes sander. One thing I will not do again....wipe my glue joints. Fine with closed pores but not a go with wenge,ash etc etc. Why is wiping the glue line a problem? I always wipe the glue lines. If you don't do it, you will end up with gobs of dried glue that are a real pain to get rid of. Are you saying that you wiped the glue into the pores? I always wipe with a scraper and then follow a couple of times with a damp rag, which sucks up any leftover glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibnaz5150 Posted January 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 .....think most of these problem areas could possibly be between the clamps and wood where I could'nt wipe. Then again wiping immediately like I did did'nt help the situation.This is my 1st time using wenge and I thought I'd be O.K. pore wise. My rosewood& walnut blanks turned out fine and I did them the same way.If I had to compare pores here this wenge reminds me much of ash. Thing with ash is you can visibly see the pores better since it's a lighter wood. I may try the pins and needles along with a magnifying glass....I'd probably lose an 1/8 of an ingh chasing this with a sander...will get it worked out! I appreciate all the feedback. This is how we learn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Wait 5-10 minutes, until the titebond is sort of 'leathery', and you can scrape/chisel it off easily, no mess, and no difficulty at all. Wiping down joints is only really a problem with woods that have monster pores, such as Wenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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