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21st October 2010, 01:27 PM #1
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Seeping Candle wax from pine furniture
Hi all
I bought a pine bedside table that had a simple varnish finish. The previous owner must have had a candle spillover onto the top of the unit and part of the varnish has been peeled away by the wax leaving bare timber.
I planned to sand all the varnish back & the paint the entire piece before painting. While sanding I found the sandpaper gripping in the areas where the candle wax had been. I managed to sand it back smooth but after applying primer, 2 coats of cream paint & a varnish (all water based) I noticed a dark stain leeching through the paint precisely where the candle wax had been.
This stain also was tacky to touch. I guess I'll have to sand it back again & give it another go.
What can I do? Can I some how seal this excretion prior to painting again & if so with what?
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21st October 2010, 03:31 PM #2
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Here is the problem
all water based
Prior to the finish being applied , the whole surface should be washed down with an appropriate solvent .
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21st October 2010, 07:55 PM #3
give it a coat of shellac-based primer like Zinser BIN primer or Prep-lock (Dulux I think). That'll seal it.
Cheers
Michael
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22nd October 2010, 09:25 AM #4
I second the Shellac-based or shellac coat, what Mic-D said
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22nd October 2010, 02:37 PM #5
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Thanks for all this advice. I guess I'll need to strip it all back to bare timber again or would a good sanding of the current coats suffice before applying the sealer & repainting?
If bare timber is needed is there a type of stripper I'll need & if so any suggestions?
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22nd October 2010, 06:22 PM #6
Just give it a light sand and apply the sealer. No need to take it back to bare timber.
Cheers
Michael