How long after it rains, should I wait to work with wood?
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I need to know how long to wait to work on wood after its been rained on? Pallets, old wooden pieces, door, window frame...I will be sanding, cutting and drilling!
Wet pallets
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Anything you do before it is evenly and throughly 'kiln dry' is asking for more work later. Just wait until it is all thoroughly dried in, out and under. I am sure you have plenty of other things to do today.
Johnchip
on Apr 17, 2016
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As a former professional painter, its going to depend on your climate. If you ate dry and arrid i speculate 4-7 days. If you are humid probably 2 or more weeks. We use moisture meters about $30 at a paint retailer. You will probably know right away when you start sanding, your paper will get a goo. GL
Lynn
on Apr 17, 2016
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Wait till it's totally dry. As it dries some of the wood will more likely crack and check. Then you can salvage the good wood and put it to use.
William
on Apr 17, 2016
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I don't have an answer but I'm looking forward to the answers you get! That plagues me, too. By the time I feel it's dry enough it rains again!
JoAnn Dibeler
on Apr 17, 2016
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you should place the wood you want to work on/with in a dryer enviroement i;under canvass/tarp
Norm Duffy
on Apr 20, 2016
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