Monty
Group Buy Coordinator
It's been hot and humid here in the Houston area for the past few weeks, triple digit temps, high humidity and heat index in the 110-115 range. With the ACs running in my shop I have been able to keep the temp around 85 and the humidity about 55-60%. I have been experiencing rando, fogging with Glue Boost which I could not pinpoint what the cause was so, at Ed's suggestion, I contacted Glue Boost. Here is the email I sent -
I have some sporadic fogging of my Glue Boost finish, usually after applying the accelerator.
First, let me give you some details about my shop setup. I live in Pearland, TX, just south of Houston. The outside temperature here has been in the upper 90's with the humidity in the 90-95% range and a heat index in the 110 degree range. My shop is air conditioned. The temperature in my shop is usually 80-85 degrees with the humidity between 55-60. One AC unit is about 2 feet directly behind my lathe with the air blowing up towards my face.
I though I had eliminated the fogging by waiting 10-15 seconds after applying Glue Boost before applying a very quick spray, about ½ second spray, of accelerator.
Today, I had a mesquite blank that I had turned and finished with Glue Boost last week. It was slightly under sized on one end by about 0.01 inch. I lightly sanded the blank with 400 abranet and reapplied Glue Boost Fill and Finish to build up the finish. When I applied the Glue Boost accelerator, it immediately fogged on a portion of the blank that had the fresh GB.
At this time, the temperature in my shop was 85 and the humidity was 58%. This is about as low as the humidity gets here in the Houston area.
If moisture is the cause of the fogging, where did the moisture come from since the wood was previously sealed with Glue Boost.
I received this reply from them this afternoon -
Hmmm good one, Mesquite is a very hard wood on the scale of woods and open pore as well, much like Ash, but harder... When I use fnf w/ Ash I wait a while to spray gluboost or dont apply it at all if the the temp is high and rh is borderline as well.. I have had hardwoods soak up moisture in the air prior to finish work , it looks like if you are experiencing and cause fogging.. even w/ Lacquer... thin finish w/ no spray would be my best guess...
So if you are experiencing fogging when using Glue Boost, the problem is any slight amount of moisture, even the humidity in the air, it would be best to not use the accelerator.
I have some sporadic fogging of my Glue Boost finish, usually after applying the accelerator.
First, let me give you some details about my shop setup. I live in Pearland, TX, just south of Houston. The outside temperature here has been in the upper 90's with the humidity in the 90-95% range and a heat index in the 110 degree range. My shop is air conditioned. The temperature in my shop is usually 80-85 degrees with the humidity between 55-60. One AC unit is about 2 feet directly behind my lathe with the air blowing up towards my face.
I though I had eliminated the fogging by waiting 10-15 seconds after applying Glue Boost before applying a very quick spray, about ½ second spray, of accelerator.
Today, I had a mesquite blank that I had turned and finished with Glue Boost last week. It was slightly under sized on one end by about 0.01 inch. I lightly sanded the blank with 400 abranet and reapplied Glue Boost Fill and Finish to build up the finish. When I applied the Glue Boost accelerator, it immediately fogged on a portion of the blank that had the fresh GB.
At this time, the temperature in my shop was 85 and the humidity was 58%. This is about as low as the humidity gets here in the Houston area.
If moisture is the cause of the fogging, where did the moisture come from since the wood was previously sealed with Glue Boost.
I received this reply from them this afternoon -
Hmmm good one, Mesquite is a very hard wood on the scale of woods and open pore as well, much like Ash, but harder... When I use fnf w/ Ash I wait a while to spray gluboost or dont apply it at all if the the temp is high and rh is borderline as well.. I have had hardwoods soak up moisture in the air prior to finish work , it looks like if you are experiencing and cause fogging.. even w/ Lacquer... thin finish w/ no spray would be my best guess...
So if you are experiencing fogging when using Glue Boost, the problem is any slight amount of moisture, even the humidity in the air, it would be best to not use the accelerator.