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darcy · 10-13-2010, 12:07 AM

Ive been having problems with dust and whatever else is floating around my old house. one day my husbands friend came by and was looking at a pc of my work that was quite fuzzy. and said you know if you turn on your shower till it gets steamed up keep door closed wait 10 minutes, do topcoating in bathroom you wont get those furry things on there.( he has an accent sounded very funny) i thought ya right the humidity will screw it up....but...tried it today on a small pc and it worked fantastic. not one spot of dust
cheers
Darcy

Mick Walker · 10-13-2010, 07:47 PM

Darcy, my workshop is in the basement. I try to do any sanding in a separate room than I finish in. Whenever I apply a finish to anything as soon as I am done I leave the room and stay out until the next day. Seems to work for me.

oily · 10-13-2010, 11:40 PM

I wouldn't know how to work without dust. Norton 400, 000 steel wool and quick dry acrylic saves the day.

wood-n-things · 10-13-2010, 11:43 PM

There is no way that method will work for me. I can't even get my finishes to dry if it is just raining outdoors. LOL

oily · 10-13-2010, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by wood-n-things

There is no way that method will work for me. I can't even get my finishes to dry if it is just raining outdoors. LOL

Ya gotta go with the cheap crap Mike. Spray shellac and krylon acrylic.

darcy · 10-14-2010, 03:49 AM

i use krylon triple thick

Forester21 · 10-14-2010, 11:05 AM

Thank you Darcy for the tip! I often will spray my item(s) in the garage and move them inside - to my bathroom in fact! I'll try running the shower first next time!
T

JimSawyer · 10-14-2010, 12:00 PM

That's weird... I used boiled linseed oil and spry laquer on a carving on a rainy day, and the finish had milky spots. I did save the finish though with a little burnishing.
I will have to keep this in mind, but not for BLO and laquer.
I'll definitly try it out though. Thanks for the tip.....

10-13-2010, 12:07 AM	#1
darcy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pitt meadows , british columbia Posts: 196 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dust and Finishing Ive been having problems with dust and whatever else is floating around my old house. one day my husbands friend came by and was looking at a pc of my work that was quite fuzzy. and said you know if you turn on your shower till it gets steamed up keep door closed wait 10 minutes, do topcoating in bathroom you wont get those furry things on there.( he has an accent sounded very funny) i thought ya right the humidity will screw it up....but...tried it today on a small pc and it worked fantastic. not one spot of dust cheers Darcy __________________ Wood Hacker Proud owner of Old Yeller 788

10-13-2010, 07:47 PM	#2
Mick Walker Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Janesville, WI Posts: 3,073 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Darcy, my workshop is in the basement. I try to do any sanding in a separate room than I finish in. Whenever I apply a finish to anything as soon as I am done I leave the room and stay out until the next day. Seems to work for me. __________________ Mick, - Delta P-20 A smile is a small curve that straightens everything out.

10-13-2010, 11:40 PM	#3
oily IM BACK SORTA Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,467 Thanks: 4 Thanked 24 Times in 17 Posts	I wouldn't know how to work without dust. Norton 400, 000 steel wool and quick dry acrylic saves the day. __________________ May the wind at you back ..... Not be from Lunch. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive. Beauty is in the eye of the BEERHOLDER Visit My Gallery Oily's Gallery http://www.picturetrail.com/oily11

10-13-2010, 11:43 PM	#4
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,546 Thanks: 49 Thanked 379 Times in 280 Posts	There is no way that method will work for me. I can't even get my finishes to dry if it is just raining outdoors. LOL __________________ "Montana MIKE" There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Pray That All The Splinters Are Pointed The Other Way... "Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long." Mike's Wood-n-Things

10-14-2010, 03:49 AM	#6
darcy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pitt meadows , british columbia Posts: 196 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i use krylon triple thick __________________ Wood Hacker Proud owner of Old Yeller 788

10-14-2010, 11:05 AM	#7
Forester21 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,798 Thanks: 5 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Thank you Darcy for the tip! I often will spray my item(s) in the garage and move them inside - to my bathroom in fact! I'll try running the shower first next time! T __________________ Theresa http://WoodNGoods.weebly.com http://woodngoods.blogspot.com

10-14-2010, 12:00 PM	#8
JimSawyer Laying into Inlay Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lincoln, RI Posts: 3,853 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	That's weird... I used boiled linseed oil and spry laquer on a carving on a rainy day, and the finish had milky spots. I did save the finish though with a little burnishing. I will have to keep this in mind, but not for BLO and laquer. I'll definitly try it out though. Thanks for the tip..... __________________ Jim The limits of the imagination are imaginary. No task is too tedious for Art. Rock and Scroll My Gallery My Website Featherwood Woodcrafts

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