Shane Jimerfield Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 I'm sinking into despair. I purchased some beautiful veneer and I'm book matching it so I have a seem down the middle that I used veneer tape to get a tight glue line. I made a clean, straight cut on both pieces, used blue tape on one side to squeeze it together, then put veneer tape on the other side, the show side. I then removed the blue tape, came off cleanly. So, in proper order I then glued the veneer to the substrate (3/8" Baltic birch ply). Yes, I put veneer on the other side too, both sides are the same. So, it all went well and I got a nicely veneered panel for my G&G bed frame. Then... I wet the tape and peeled it off. I noticed immediately that the glue from the veneer tape did not come off with the tape. So, I grabbed my scrapper and gave it a few swipes. Still there. It seems the glue got sucked into the open grain. I let it dry and hit it with my sander, 180, the 220 grit. Ugh, the glue stain is still there. HELP! I don't want to sand through the veneer. How can I remove the glue stain? I attached a photo, but it does not do the problem justice. But if you will, notice the dark staining along the glue line on certain grain orientations - all within the tape footprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Jimerfield Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 p.s. I used Hide glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Hot or cold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Jimerfield Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Warmed it to about 130 F. It's "Old Brown Glue". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Jimerfield Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 here's a better photo of the glue staining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 If you wet the area with mineral spirits is it still noticeable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Jimerfield Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, JohnG said: If you wet the area with mineral spirits is it still noticeable? Yes, that's one of the first things I tried after sanding it. It's rather subtle, cause of all the grain switching directions, but I'll forever see it. I plan to shellac and wax coat it, like the rest of the frame. I'm not sure what's going to happen when I wipe on the shellac - I'm afraid it's gonna be more noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 Hide glue and shellac are supposed to play nice. I am not convinced you are seeing more than alternating black grain giving the appearance of a line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 I was thinking it might be grain variation, too, but you're lookin' at it. Do you have any spare veneer on which you can experiment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Jimerfield Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 yeah, it's more obvious in person when you move it around. But, I took the side that will be against the wall (also beautiful by the way), and went for the finish. Turned out OK, in all honesty it will probably only be noticed by me...but I'll have to learn to live with that for the rest of my life, because it's my bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Jimerfield Posted May 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 OK, OK, looks pretty good! I guess I needed some drama today. I'm gonna leave this post up as a learning lesson. The veneer is Gaboon, BTW. Goes very nicely with African mahogany. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted May 25, 2020 Report Share Posted May 25, 2020 I’d be pleased with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 I really think the darkness is just the way the wood is. The panel is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 Hum the one time that i did veneer I sanded off the veneer tape per a recommendation from a Member who too a few classes on veneering. A hard pad sander with 220 grit removed it quickly with minimal worry about sanding through. I also wonder how much did you wet the veneer tape before you applied it? I was working with genuine mahogany so the pore structure was the same and didn't have any glue get in the pores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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