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Bought the woman a cedar chest the other day.


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On 7/31/2019 at 6:35 AM, garbagepailcat said:

I have a cedar chest that I need to refinish. It got soaked in rat piss in an abandoned house. 

I thought cedar chests were supposed to be unfinished.  They aren't worth much if the natural odor of the wood is sealed.

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9 hours ago, scoobdog said:

I thought cedar chests were supposed to be unfinished.  They aren't worth much if the natural odor of the wood is sealed.

I’m certainly not a furniture expert, but it’s my understanding that the inside is left unfinished while the outside can be stained/sealed. I’m also not looking for worth so much as aesthetics, so if sanding the inside doesn’t get rid of rat pee smell, I will seal it in with some poly. 

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On 8/5/2019 at 8:03 AM, garbagepailcat said:

I’m certainly not a furniture expert, but it’s my understanding that the inside is left unfinished while the outside can be stained/sealed. I’m also not looking for worth so much as aesthetics, so if sanding the inside doesn’t get rid of rat pee smell, I will seal it in with some poly. 

Most of the cedar chests I've seen have a different wood on the outside for that reason.

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On 8/5/2019 at 11:03 AM, garbagepailcat said:

I’m certainly not a furniture expert, but it’s my understanding that the inside is left unfinished while the outside can be stained/sealed. I’m also not looking for worth so much as aesthetics, so if sanding the inside doesn’t get rid of rat pee smell, I will seal it in with some poly. 

Start with an 80 grit then after 20 minutes or so then move to 220 sandpaper 

 

Once to get the cedar smell starting bring it out in force then close the lid

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