PWRFULZ3R0 Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 I have some cherry boards that I milled, glued up, and surfaced about 6 months ago. (We bought a house and moved.) Now I'm ready to continue with this project now that I have some more time. I left the cherry stickered in the corner of my shop. When I got it out today I noticed the wood stickers prevented the cherry from aging where they contacted the boards. I'm ready to move on to finishing but I'm not sure if these "streaks" will go away. I was going to sand everything with 220 but now I'm wondering if I should hand plane these un-aged spots out. Will they always be there if I finish over top? Or will these even out quickly? Going to stick a board in the sun and see what happens. Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Mask everything except the streaks. Put the boards out for a few hours in the full sun and see if that evens things out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWRFULZ3R0 Posted June 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Mask everything except the streaks. Put the boards out for a few hours in the full sun and see if that evens things out. Thanks, I'll give this a try. I was able to remove a little of the contrast by sanding, but it's still noticeable. If I didn't do this, would it have ever evened out? Or because some of the wood got a "head start", it wouldn't ever even out? Just curious. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Not in my experience. Sun then a light sanding worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 On a long enough timeline, the color will all even out on its own. It's no different than when you move a rug on a hardwood floor and it's much lighter underneath. After a few months the lines fade and the color difference is unnoticeable. I'd just move to finish and put the finished piece in the sun for a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 does the other side of the panel look the same? If not and the grain and appearance are agreeable, and it's for a table top, flip it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWRFULZ3R0 Posted July 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 It does, unfortunately Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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