by Stix » 20 Oct 2019, 5:05 pm
Im not immediately familiar with this citris stripper & dont have time to google its properties...
But...
I wouldnt be using water in any way...ie damo rag...I imagine you want to get whatever residue is left out of the timber, water may tend to carry whtever is there,deeper into the pores...water doesnt evaporate quickly & tends to pul itself into timber quickly & take some time to dry out...
Try alcohol or something that will dry/evaoprate quickly...this will open the pores more & also lift the grain allowing for a finer sanding me thinks...
Or maybe some kind of Oxalic acid if you have it in some form--commonly used to wash timber--that will eat away loose/decayed fibres & open up pores too...
Again, just all suggestions without knowing what this strippers carrier is...
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