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Woodworking Projects Removing Mildew From your Lumber

Just like everything in life sometimes your woodworking projects
can get put off and delayed. Nothing is worse that when you finally
get around to starting and you find mildew stains on your lumber. Even
easy woodworking projects can become a nightmare. I’m going to give
you some advice on how to best avoid stains on your project lumber and
how to best remove the stain.

How you store the wood is obviously the biggest factor in whether or
not you end up with mold and mildew on your wood surfaces. Storing
lumber for your woodworking projects indoors is your best bet whenever
possible. If you must store it outside cover the wood with a blanket
or old sheet that will allow air movement and won’t trap the moisture.
Then loosely cover that with a plastic tarp or cover. Do not make this
plastic outer cover tight you want it to be loose, not tight. The
plastic should keep rain from getting to the blankets covering the
wood.

If you do end up with mildew on the lumber you plan to use for your
woodworking projects removing it does not have to be a difficult job
and can be accomplished with items you probably already have in your
home. Start with a solution of 1 part dish washing liquid to 10 parts
of regular household bleach and 30 parts of warm water. You will want
to work in a well ventilated area and wear rubber gloves while working
with the solution you have just created. Use the solution along with a
soft bristle blue to scrub achoice the mildew on the wood surface. You
should scrub gently. Then rinse the cleaned area with clean water and
towel dry it. Once the wood has dried thoroughly you can sand off and
grain that is raised. I hope this article was useful and you can put
this into use when pulling out older lumber to use in your woodworking
projects.

If you are new to woodworking I suggest you take a look at this great ebook:
Beginners Guide to Woodworking