Pro tip: I used a new water-based finish on a maple table and it dried cloudy in the corners.

I was finishing a kitchen table for a client in Boise and switched to a brand called ClearFlow, applying it with a foam brush in my 70-degree shop. The center looked great, but all the inside corners and tight spots turned milky white overnight, which I've never seen with my old oil-based stuff. Has anyone else run into this with water-based finishes in cooler temps, and did you find a fix besides just cranking up the heat?

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michaelnguyen9d ago

That's a humidity issue, not a temperature problem.

piper1759d ago

My apartment in Miami last summer hit 80% humidity. The AC was blasting but it still felt like a swamp.