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  1. 09-09-2017, 6:33 AM #1
    tom coleman
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    sealing my new router table top on a rainy day...mistake???

    I just completed a new router table top. Laminate top and exposed plywood bottom. I was planning on spraying all exposed wood in throat, under miter track and bottom w 3 coats of lacquer spray today. However it is raining on and off and I am wondering if sealing today is just sealing in moisture. Should I wait for 2 days of of nice dry weather? More rainy days than sunny days in northern Maine in Oct.
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  3. 09-09-2017, 7:27 AM #2
    Wayne Lomman
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    If it's flat, seal it. Leaving it longer with one side covered and the other side open will only cause it to curl. Cheers
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    I don't think lacquer will effectively seal out moisture, better to laminate both sides to keep it flat.

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  5. 09-09-2017, 11:42 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Forman View Post
    I don't think lacquer will effectively seal out moisture, better to laminate both sides to keep it flat.

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    This. And I would use WEST epoxy to seal the edge grain.
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