We’re going to have several doug fir 4x4s partially exposed in the house interior. They’ve been in the heated house for about a year and continue to exude pitch. Any way to stop it?
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Nope. Short of liquid Nitrogen.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
"Success is not spontaneous combustion, you have to set yourself on Fire"
at the knot holes, grain lines or does it look like the wood is sweating pitch???
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
It's sweating.
cleam with thinner / turps and seal the wood...
repeat often...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Edited 1/6/2008 8:41 pm by IMERC
O.K. Thanks!
I don't know that you can stop it, but it cleans up easily with denatured alcohol.