This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Paul - I would try, in this order... turpentine naptha mineral spirits lacquer thinner alcohol and water judicious sanding VERY judicious use of oxalic acid (i.e.-with artist brush) BTW...How big of a streak is it? I have never used a deck cleaner, but would suspect you would be bleaching some color out of the cedar. Might be tricky making that blend back in. I would not recommend a finish of any kind, as that will act to seal in the wonderful aroma of the cedar so that you will not be able to lightly sand the surfaces to renew it's lovely fragrance, and very likely would not serve to camouflage the water mark, either. First try to remove the discoloration, then, if that fails, try to disguise it. Maybe some well placed artwork? A quilt? A piano? Good luck, Paul.... you might need it! Mark Potter bases-loaded@juno.com On Sun, 24 Jun 2001 11:25:23 -0500 "Paul" <tunenbww@clear.lakes.com> writes: Warren The surface of the cedar is smooth. It is sold in this area as WP-4 cedar siding. We chose it because it does not need finishing and, with light sanding the cedar fragrance is renewed. The streaks appear to be concentrations of cedar resin if that's possible. I hope hoping for a solution less messy than sanding. Thanks to all for the replies. I'll be doing a little testing. Paul Chick ----- Original Message ----- From: Warren Fisher To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 10:21 AM Subject: Re: Streaks in Cedar (OT) Paul, Is the wood rough or smooth? The discoloration could be several things like stuff dissolved in the water, or changes in the wood caused by wetting. Wood cleaners seem to work by carrying finish stain from the surrounding area into the affected area, but they also change the general coloration so that you have to do a large area to keep it from standing out. If the surface is smooth, I would do some light sanding first to see if you could blend it. You may have to bite the bullet and put a deck finish on it. Warren Paul wrote: ListHas any one had any experience removing water streaks from cedar? We had a roof leak and water ran down an unfinished cedar wall. I'm tempted to try a wood cleaner that is used for cleaning cedar decks. Any advice will be appreciated. Paul Chick Warren Fisher RPT fish@communique.net ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/5a/76/53/ee/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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