finishing and glue

[jaustin]

I was assembling a gun rack and while putting the dove tails together i broke an end of the barrel rest off. I was able to glue it back together while putting the dovetails together. It is not noticeable.

I wiped down the glue joint with water.
Is there anything else i can do to make sure i got all of the excessive glue off before staining it?

I am afraid when i stain it it will not take the stain at the glue joint and leave it lighter than the rest of the rack.

thanks

 

[Grgramps]

One accepted method is to wipe the area with mineral spirits. Any glue on the surface should be apparent. Naphtha can be used the same way.

 

[Howard Acheson]

Wiping with mineral spirits will work but it takes the mineral spirits quite a while to evaporate before you sand or finish the item. You might want to try naphtha or denatured alcohol. They both will evaporate faster.

 

[jaustin]

I used rubbing alcohol and didn't seen any glue line.
so hopefully it will not show anything when i stain.

 

[Howard Acheson]

Rubbing alcohol is not a good choice. It contains quite a bit of water and can raise the grain enough that you will have to do some more sanding. Use denatured alcohol for the best results.