Hi,
I've recently recoated interior wood doors with a wood stain (oak).
After about 3 month started seeing white stains all around the coated
areas.

http://webpages.charter.net/danushav/door.jpg

Not sure what I did wrong but seems it should be somehow related to the
heating (forced air) being turned on, since I've not seen anything like
that beforehand.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Vlad

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Hi,
I've recently recoated interior wood doors with a wood stain (oak).
After about 3 month started seeing white stains all around the coated
areas.

http://webpages.charter.net/danushav/door.jpg

Is the door employed as an intern?

Any ideas?

Curious--is a "cool mist" impeller type humidifier, or an ultrasonic
humidifier in use in the house?

These leave mineral dust around if used with tap water...along with
other nasties.

Best Regards,
--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/

In article .com, wrote:
Hi,
I've recently recoated interior wood doors with a wood stain (oak).
After about 3 month started seeing white stains all around the coated
areas.

http://webpages.charter.net/danushav/door.jpg

Not sure what I did wrong but seems it should be somehow related to the
heating (forced air) being turned on, since I've not seen anything like
that beforehand.

What products/process was used to finish these doors? In particular,
were the products oil or water based?

I'm also curious what happens if you wipe those white areas with
a little mineral spirits? You should probably try this only in a
very inconspicuous area.

It looks a little like water/steam damage but that seems
improbable unless this pic is from a bathroom/kitchen (or
you have a serious moisture problem in your home).

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Thanks everyone for replies.

I don't think this is a water damage since the picture is taken at the
2-nd floor room. Moreover I don't see the issue at the basement.

I do use humidifier in bedroom, however I can say I see the stains all
over the floor, way beyond the humidified area.

What mineral spirits will be a good try?

Thanks,
Vlad


Malcolm Hoar wrote:
In article .com, wrote:
Hi,
I've recently recoated interior wood doors with a wood stain (oak).
After about 3 month started seeing white stains all around the coated
areas.

http://webpages.charter.net/danushav/door.jpg

Not sure what I did wrong but seems it should be somehow related to the
heating (forced air) being turned on, since I've not seen anything like
that beforehand.

What products/process was used to finish these doors? In particular,
were the products oil or water based?

I'm also curious what happens if you wipe those white areas with
a little mineral spirits? You should probably try this only in a
very inconspicuous area.

It looks a little like water/steam damage but that seems
improbable unless this pic is from a bathroom/kitchen (or
you have a serious moisture problem in your home).

--
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
| Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". |
| Gary Player. |
| http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~