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   JMadson | Aug 31, 2007 06:35pm | #1

   How old is your poly?

    

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   goldenwoodman | Aug 31, 2007 07:12pm | #2

   Purchased Minwax Fast-Drying Polyurethane in July 2007.  I don't thing that's the issue because it dries fine on the panel veneer.

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   hammer1 | Aug 31, 2007 07:15pm | #3

   You may have applied too much heat on the edgeband which made the glue penetrate from the backside. The thinner in the poly just turned it to a sticky mess.

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

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   Piccioni | Aug 31, 2007 10:02pm | #4

   I usually clean off edgebanding with mineral spirits, which seems to disolve extra hot glue. You might try cleaning your sticky bits off with that and refinish

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   highfigh | Sep 01, 2007 06:59pm | #5

   Did you use contact cement to hold the edge banding on?

   "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."
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   goldenwoodman | Sep 01, 2007 11:44pm | #6

   No, the edge banding has an iron-on adhesive.

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   highfigh | Sep 02, 2007 02:28am | #7

   Can you strip off the poly, wipe it clean with naptha and give it a coat of shellac before the poly goes on?
   "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."

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   goldenwoodman | Sep 02, 2007 05:30pm | #8

   Thanks for all of the replies.

   I believe I've uncovered the root cause of my probelm.  After trimming the banding, I cleaned up the edges with 220 sandpaper.  The paper became contaminated with the thermal-set adhesive and when I used the same paper to sand the surface of the banding material, I smeared a thin coat of adhesive its the surface.  As I learned, the adhesive reacted with the poly and made it stay tacky for a long period.  I put the tacky panels in the sun for two days of low humidity and temps in the 80's and the tacky surfaces finally cured.  Yesterday, I did some more banding and was careful to use one set of sandpaper to clean up the edges and to use a different set to sand the surface.  These panels did not have curing problems.