: greetings from middle america. any ideas on how to get berry bird poop stains
: out of some of my unfinished wood? i set it out side for five minutes and
: when i went to get it the wood was well coated. damn those birds. i've
: tried sanding, it's alot of work, and you can still see the berry
: blotches. also, i've got the basic "dust mask" do i need to get
: a respirator? brain cancer just dosen't sound like all that much fun.
: thanks. brett

Hello Brett,

Relative to the bird poop, I think, as the saying goes, that you are SOL. You have what is in fact a water soluable dye that has penetrated well into your wood. My hands are blue for days after picking blueberries.

As for sanding, the nasty epoxy/fiberglass dust is just one more good reason for wet sanding. No dust, no problem. And all the hassle with respirators, etc., is why I am a spruce junky and never mess with cedar, redwood, etc. Also, if you learn how to sharpen and use a cabinet scraper, you will virtually never have need of sand paper. There is zero dust with a cabinet scraper, just shavings, and that includes epoxy/fiberglass as well as wood.