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That feeling when a stain needs overnight to set but you're eager to move on
It always drags the project out an extra day. I ruined a nice table once by not letting it sit long enough, so now I just wait.
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rowan_anderson7mo ago
My impatience is a curse. I once redid a whole fence stain job because I touched it after twenty minutes.
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jake_wright497mo ago
Yeah Diana55 is right about doubling the time. I read the can, see the minutes, and my brain just says "close enough" and I wreck it. Did the same thing with a table last summer, put a glass down way too soon. That wait feels like forever but it's always smarter to just walk away and find something else to do. Your fence probably looked great for those twenty minutes though.
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diana557mo ago
Lol that drying time gets everyone. Read somewhere that our brains are terrible at guessing how long finishes take to cure. They said to always double whatever time you think it needs. Patience is a muscle you gotta work out, but man it's the worst workout ever. Your poor fence feels your pain.
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