Tim Billick Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 Howdy, It's been awhile since I've refinished anything, and this is my first real "big project." I sanded and refinished my dining room table and the leaves using minwax oil based stain. I applied the stain on the leaves outside in ideal (sunny) drying conditions. However, the weather started to turn and I had to finish the table over the course of a week outside under a tarp while it rained all around (UGH!). So I think I have some moisture trapped in in the stain causing some white haze or patches. See the pics. I've already done 4 coats of minwax oil based wipe-on poly per the instructions hoping it would fix itself. Alas that has not been the case. Ideally I'm trying to avoid a complete strip, sand, and do-over. I read this article that says you might have good luck using petroleum jelly to "leach out" the moisture. https://www.hunker.com/13417015/what-causes-a-white-haze-after-applying-a-polyurethane-satin-coat Has anyone tried this? Will it work? Any other tips to fix this nasty haze? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 To me, that looks like moisture or other contaminant prevented the stain from adhering to the surface, and it wiped away as the poly was applied. In any case, I doubt that the color will be correct, even if "leaching" of the moisture is successful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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