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On Friday, February 13, 2009 12:00:36 PM UTC-6, bw wrote:
Purchased last fall, opened yesterday. Stirred as usual, looked ok.
Applied with foam brush on test piece of medium pored teak-like wood.
Set aside at room temperature and it immediately starts to look like
I coated the wood in white soap.
What the hey. After a couple hours no change. Almost looks like I
painted the wood with white lead.

I've used this produce before without problems, but it "might" be
some kind of reaction with the wood.
The wood was purchased at a farm sale in a batch of other hard woods
that could have been over 30 years old. Some mahogany and what I
thought was teak but I can't imagine what the heck happened.

Maybe return the can to the store and try another batch.

I am having a similar problem with the same product. The first time
I used it the room came out beautiful. The next room I did a week
later is dull. I used a foam brush both times. I went and bought
another can and went over it to get the sheen. Waited a week and did
another room and the same problem again! Just no sheen at all!
Maybe I have to buy small cans, so it's a new can each time.
Depressing! I still have 4 rooms and a landing to go. I was
wondering if I shouldn't be wiping my brush on the side of the can as
I go? I just don't understand!

Boy, that sure does sound like oxidation in the can. I assume you stirred
properly before each application. I'm guessing that the fast dry
characteristic is what's biting you. Watch for comments from Robert
(Nailshooter). He'll have definitive commentary if he does reply.
Otherwise, I'd go with your plan and assume it's an oxidation issue.

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-Mike-

"Mike Marlow" wrote in message
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On Friday, February 13, 2009 12:00:36 PM UTC-6, bw wrote:

I wonder if the OP figured out the problem sometime in the last 5 years?
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Moisture problem?
In the can, or brush, or humidity?
john

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On Friday, February 13, 2009 12:00:36 PM UTC-6, bw wrote:
Purchased last fall, opened yesterday. Stirred as usual, looked ok.
Applied with foam brush on test piece of medium pored teak-like wood.
Set aside at room temperature and it immediately starts to look like I
coated the wood in white soap.
What the hey. After a couple hours no change. Almost looks like I painted
the wood with white lead.

I've used this produce before without problems, but it "might" be some
kind
of reaction with the wood.
The wood was purchased at a farm sale in a batch of other hard woods that
could have been over 30 years old. Some mahogany and what I thought was
teak
but I can't imagine what the heck happened.

Maybe return the can to the store and try another batch.

I am having a similar problem with the same product. The first time I used
it the room came out beautiful. The next room I did a week later is dull.
I used a foam brush both times. I went and bought another can and went
over it to get the sheen. Waited a week and did another room and the same
problem again! Just no sheen at all! Maybe I have to buy small cans, so
it's a new can each time. Depressing! I still have 4 rooms and a landing
to go. I was wondering if I shouldn't be wiping my brush on the side of the
can as I go? I just don't understand!

Morgans wrote:
"Mike Marlow" wrote in message
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wrote:
On Friday, February 13, 2009 12:00:36 PM UTC-6, bw wrote:

I wonder if the OP figured out the problem sometime in the last 5
years?

Geeze - I never notice these date stamps.

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On Saturday, April 26, 2014 8:17:08 PM UTC-5, Morgans wrote:
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On Friday, February 13, 2009 12:00:36 PM UTC-6, bw wrote:



I wonder if the OP figured out the problem sometime in the last 5 years?

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Good info to have, though, in case this ever comes up, which apparently it does from time to time.

On 4/27/2014 5:43 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Morgans wrote:
"Mike wrote in message
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wrote:
On Friday, February 13, 2009 12:00:36 PM UTC-6, bw wrote:

I wonder if the OP figured out the problem sometime in the last 5
years?

Geeze - I never notice these date stamps.

Recently in particular, if one sees a thread appear in your newsreader
already bearing the you can almost bet it's an ancient one that came
to life from google...

I've come to just ignore 'em entirely unless/until somebody makes a new
comment that interests.

Here, just in passing, as Michael notes in his response, there is
something of interest. My experience w/ the Minwax fast dry and blended
poly's is I won't touch 'em going forward.

I've used the traditional Minwax oil stains and rubbing oil products
with great success for 30+ yr as well as their early conventional poly's
(altho I don't use poly much at all) and recommend them highly. The
newer "labor saving" products I think are misguided and not worth
bringing home.

$0.02, imo, ymmv, etc., etc., etc., ...

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On 4/27/2014 9:05 AM, dpb wrote:
On 4/27/2014 5:43 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Morgans wrote:
"Mike wrote in message
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wrote:
On Friday, February 13, 2009 12:00:36 PM UTC-6, bw wrote:

I wonder if the OP figured out the problem sometime in the last 5
years?

Geeze - I never notice these date stamps.

Recently in particular, if one sees a thread appear in your newsreader
already bearing the you can almost bet it's an ancient one that came
to life from google...

I've come to just ignore 'em entirely unless/until somebody makes a new
comment that interests.

Here, just in passing, as Michael notes in his response, there is
something of interest. My experience w/ the Minwax fast dry and blended
poly's is I won't touch 'em going forward.

I've used the traditional Minwax oil stains and rubbing oil products
with great success for 30+ yr as well as their early conventional poly's
(altho I don't use poly much at all) and recommend them highly. The
newer "labor saving" products I think are misguided and not worth
bringing home.

$0.02, imo, ymmv, etc., etc., etc., ...

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My biggest clue is if the OP of the RE thread is not recognized.

dpb wrote:


I've used the traditional Minwax oil stains and rubbing oil products
with great success for 30+ yr as well as their early conventional
poly's (altho I don't use poly much at all) and recommend them
highly. The newer "labor saving" products I think are misguided and
not worth bringing home.


That seems to be true. It's hard to believe that anything that is
formulated to be fast drying, can at the same time, have a long shelf life -
unless it's a catalyzed finish. Something has to give and once you
introduce air into the can, the product is going to start doing exactly what
it was designed to do.

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On Friday, February 13, 2009 12:00:36 PM UTC-6, bw wrote:
Purchased last fall, opened yesterday. Stirred as usual, looked ok.
Applied with foam brush on test piece of medium pored teak-like wood.
Set aside at room temperature and it immediately starts to look like I
coated the wood in white soap.
What the hey. After a couple hours no change. Almost looks like I painted
the wood with white lead.

I've used this produce before without problems, but it "might" be some
kind
of reaction with the wood.
The wood was purchased at a farm sale in a batch of other hard woods that
could have been over 30 years old. Some mahogany and what I thought was
teak
but I can't imagine what the heck happened.

Maybe return the can to the store and try another batch.

I am having a similar problem with the same product. The first time I used
it the room came out beautiful. The next room I did a week later is dull.
I used a foam brush both times. I went and bought another can and went
over it to get the sheen. Waited a week and did another room and the same
problem again! Just no sheen at all! Maybe I have to buy small cans, so
it's a new can each time. Depressing! I still have 4 rooms and a landing
to go. I was wondering if I shouldn't be wiping my brush on the side of the
can as I go? I just don't understand!

I didin't see it in any of the posts but you aren't by any chance using
satin or flat?

Baron wrote:
wrote in message
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On Friday, February 13, 2009 12:00:36 PM UTC-6, bw wrote:
Purchased last fall, opened yesterday. Stirred as usual, looked ok.
Applied with foam brush on test piece of medium pored teak-like wood.
Set aside at room temperature and it immediately starts to look like
I coated the wood in white soap.
What the hey. After a couple hours no change. Almost looks like I
painted the wood with white lead.

I've used this produce before without problems, but it "might" be
some kind
of reaction with the wood.
The wood was purchased at a farm sale in a batch of other hard woods
that could have been over 30 years old. Some mahogany and what I
thought was teak
but I can't imagine what the heck happened.

Maybe return the can to the store and try another batch.

I am having a similar problem with the same product. The first time
I used it the room came out beautiful. The next room I did a week
later is dull. I used a foam brush both times. I went and bought
another can and went over it to get the sheen. Waited a week and did
another room and the same problem again! Just no sheen at all! Maybe I
have to buy small cans, so it's a new can each time. Depressing! I still
have 4 rooms and a landing to go. I was
wondering if I shouldn't be wiping my brush on the side of the can as
I go? I just don't understand!
I didin't see it in any of the posts but you aren't by any chance
using satin or flat?

Don't expect a reply. Like you, I replied earlier, not realizing that the
post I was replying to was something like 5 years old. Good chance the
poster is not still looking for responses... That said - I doubt it's a
matter of satin or flat. She said the same product worked as she desired on
a previous project. And... the description of the problem is not one of a
satin or flat finish versus a gloss finish.

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