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Kelly,
Like Jim, I tried both ways on the first boat. When leaving the excess to harden, I usually forgot about it and waited too long before scraping it off. When it's completely hard, you can get some tear-out, so be careful if you go this route. I found that removing the glue immediately with a damp (not sopping wet) cloth worked best. In the finished boat, I didn't see any patches that I could attribute to the glue being rubbed into the wood.
Ross
> Hello ev'ryone,
> This has probably been covered a kabillion times, but I want to ask what
> the preferred method of dealing with the excess glue while stripping is. I
> have seen references to builders who wipe the glue while it is wet, and
> others who say it is best to let it harden a bit and then scrape.The
> latter say that this way the glue is not 'rubbed into the wood'...Thanks,
> kelly
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