Spent $300 on a good dehumidifier for my basement shop

I mean, I fought it for a long time, thinking I could just run a fan. But after a big oak table I was working on last spring got a weird, fuzzy white bloom in the finish, I finally gave in. It was a mold issue from the damp air, and the dehumidifier fixed it completely. Now my varnish and shellac dry way more evenly. Has anyone else had to deal with humidity messing up a project, and what did you do?

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davis.olivia1d ago

Oh man, the fuzzy white bloom of defeat. I had a whole batch of cutting boards do that once, looked like they were growing a science experiment. I tried every homemade fix in the book before finally admitting I needed to just buy the stupid machine.

simonk981d ago

Yeah, the "science experiment" look @davis.olivia mentioned is exactly right. I used to be like casey818 and just scrub it, but then I had a board where the fuzz kept coming back deeper each time. That's when I realized salt and lemon only works on the surface stuff, not when it's really set in.

casey8181d ago

Is it really that big of a deal though? @davis.olivia, I've had that white stuff on boards before and just scrubbed it off with salt and lemon. Sometimes the simple fix works fine.