Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - polystain will not dry, help
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kpete1978
08-07-08, 08:15 AM
I am getting my house ready to show and applied some poly stain to my kitchen cabinets to freshen them up. It has been two days and it is still tacky. It is very humid here but two days? Is there something I can do to get it to dry?
marksr
08-07-08, 04:47 PM
Welcome to the forums!
What prep if any did you do prior to applying the tinted poly?
Humidity will slow down the drying time. Cooking oil or oils from fingers will also slow the drying time. Fresh air circulation will do the most to speed up the drying.
What prep if any did you do prior to applying the tinted poly?
Humidity will slow down the drying time. Cooking oil or oils from fingers will also slow the drying time. Fresh air circulation will do the most to speed up the drying.
Just Bill
08-07-08, 04:50 PM
What Mark said. If the cabinets were not well cleaned before poly, even if it dries it will not stick for long. There will be lots of cooking oil/grease, wax, etc, that most finishes do not like.