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Posted by celticsoc@aol.com on July 22, 2007, 11:05 pm
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> >> wrote:
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> >>>>>http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Squisher/IMG_6627.JPG
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> >>>>>There are no heat sources behind that wall besides a toaster oven that
> >>>>>sits
> >>>>>on the counter top and is seldom used. I would think any heat source
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> >>>>>inside would have caused some damage to the cabinet directly above.
> >>>>>This
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> >>>>>new housing so the walls are insulated.
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> >>>> Solvent out-gassing from the recently-applied coat of stain visible in
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> >>>> photo.
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> >>>>>I haven't used any chemicals on the deck since the spring of '06.
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> >>>> Sure doesn't look like it. Did you mean '07 ?
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> >>>I think we have a winner here- that looks chemical, not heat-related. My
> >>>first thought was that whoever did the last stain job on rail got a glob
> >>>on
> >>>wall, and wiped it down with the wrong solvent to clean it off. Even if
> >>>the
> >>>solvent didn't cause immediate visible damage, it could have made the
> >>>plastic more sun-sensitive.
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> >>>aem sends...
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> >> Acetone!!??
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> >> --
> >> Oren
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> >> I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Thomas A.
> >> Edison
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> > I did use something to remove some overspray at the time which was the
> > spring of last year. I think it was Motsenbocker's Lift-Off.
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> Did the builder leave any siding scraps in garage ceiling, crawlspace, or
> similar? Sounds like time for a test. For that matter, since you will be
> replacing that area of siding anyway, just test it next to the current
> damaged spot. By the way- time to start looking for the matching siding to
> do the repairs with. Colors and surface textures change from year to year,
> so the place only being a couple years old is in your favor. A good siding
> guy should be able to piece in replacement strips with no problem, but he
> probably won't wanna hunt down matching material for you. If the builder
> still has a local office, they can probably pull up the file and tell you
> the make and color number. I'd buy a whole bundle, and keep the extras in
> garage attic or similar. You, or the next owner, will need them at some
> point.
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If the builder is still working in the subdivision, look for the
siding guys. Offer them a few bucks to repair it after work as a
small side job, and ask them if they have any of that siding around.
You may get the right color and have it done without having to call
someone out.
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