Alan Lightstone
07-14-2011, 7:38 PM
I have a sapele audio/video cabinet that I was getting ready to start applying finish to. My air conditioning air-handler started dripping like crazy when I was at work and got a lot of water on the cabinet. I live in South Florida, so high heat and humidity, but my workshop is an air-conditioned garage that I have kept the AC on for a few months to help dry out the wood.
Measuring the moisture content - on the untouched wood it's 9.3%. On the wood that was dripped on, it's 10.3 - 10.6%. I can tell that the grain has been raised (which I'm not happy I'll have to re-sand), but I'm now worried about the finish not taking evenly on the piece, much less possible warping in the future. I was planning on using Waterlox over an application of non-grain raising Transtint dye over the weekend.
Should I be worried? Is there something I need to do now to mitigate the damage? Do I need to wait and let the cabinet dry out for a long period of time? Looking for advice from wiser heads.
Measuring the moisture content - on the untouched wood it's 9.3%. On the wood that was dripped on, it's 10.3 - 10.6%. I can tell that the grain has been raised (which I'm not happy I'll have to re-sand), but I'm now worried about the finish not taking evenly on the piece, much less possible warping in the future. I was planning on using Waterlox over an application of non-grain raising Transtint dye over the weekend.
Should I be worried? Is there something I need to do now to mitigate the damage? Do I need to wait and let the cabinet dry out for a long period of time? Looking for advice from wiser heads.