[Woodcarver] mildew

[Joe Dillett]

Hi Maricha,

The free moisture must get out of the tree or the mildew will distroy it. 
Remove the sealer and allow it to dry to the point where some cracks began 
to appear. Than try the sealer. If the mildew begins to appear again repeat 
the process of removing the sealer and allow to dry and reapply the sealer.

Wash it with bleach to kill the mildew.

Joe Dillett
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From: "maricha" <maricha at ozemail.com.au>
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 11:28 PM
Subject: [Woodcarver] mildew



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hi folks, have started sculpting a large tree , Pittosporum , (Pittosporum 
undulatum Vent. Small hardwood common in wetter areas of coastal new south 
wales and queensland australia. it is wonderful to carve and am hoping to 
have a life size sculpture about .  we had to cut the tree down as it was 
interferring with the pipes of the bathroom and to my great joy it is a joy 
to carve.  After cutting the wastage with the chain saw to get to the 
design, all ends were sealed with PVA, and to my horror, mildew is appearing 
wherever i used the blessed PVA.  at this stage it appears to be on the 
surface of the PVA coating, as we have had real inclement weather of lots of 
rain, then extreme heat.  any suggestions would be much appreciated so that 
this beautiful tree can be saved from mildew.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

CHEERS
maricha


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