Mark Gibney
09-13-2022, 9:55 PM
I finished a Deodar cedar table top with lacquer about two months back and today I saw some areas where the finish looks orange peel-like.
It seems to me that sap in these areas has interfered with the lacquer, softening it.
It peeled away very easily with a blunt knife blade.
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I didn't get a photo of this largest affected area, but there are several like this next photo shows -
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Anyone have this issue with cedar before?
This slab has been well kiln dried. The space it's in here in LA maxes out at 90 over July, August and the recent heatwave. It won't be so hot where it lives, of course.
I'm thinking of stripping the top and finishing with Rubio Monocoat. If nothing else, it might be easier to repair if this happens again. Anyone have an opinion on that?
thanks, Mark
It seems to me that sap in these areas has interfered with the lacquer, softening it.
It peeled away very easily with a blunt knife blade.
486060
I didn't get a photo of this largest affected area, but there are several like this next photo shows -
486061 - it's quite a small area here, but it'll give you the idea.
Anyone have this issue with cedar before?
This slab has been well kiln dried. The space it's in here in LA maxes out at 90 over July, August and the recent heatwave. It won't be so hot where it lives, of course.
I'm thinking of stripping the top and finishing with Rubio Monocoat. If nothing else, it might be easier to repair if this happens again. Anyone have an opinion on that?
thanks, Mark