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James Schooley writes:
This is a picture of a very bad loosening of veneer on a pine
sleigh-bed footboard. A wide pine wrap around was used to
make the top roll shape. I suspect that inside is a lot of
low grade wood and may be heat sensitive glue.
The tight bend at the edge to the front and back
would suggest a vacuum press application.
The owner can't explain how it could have happened. She thinks
a year round setting of 74 degrees should be all that is expected
of her. She claims that no wet towels etc. were ever placed on it,
and can't give me any humidity level in her home.
I would like to know if anyone has seen this problem, or an instance
so extreme. The humidity was very high here and the temp was in
the seventies, rain was above normal. I think the customer may
have been using the washer a little extra as well as the dishwasher.
The adhesive was a clear to whitish spray-on type and most seems to
have been applied to the core side. The finish looks thin and not very
dense. The loose spots are numerous and large, some stand out 1/8".
I used an iron on one which only reattached the center of the bubble
leaving a bubble ring. I used a moisture meter to determine that
there was 12-13% moisture under the veneer. I placed the piece in
an air conditioned room for a week and then under a halogen lamp
for a week, with little effect, moisture is now 10%. The bubbles are
still obvious and so are her phone calls (make them stop!).
Surprisingly the headboard is fine, the store is holding the bag,
and the manufacturer has closed out the line. I hate to remove it
as the pine veneer is thin and may not come off and go back on right.
Anybody seen this before and do you have a solution?
James Schooley
Iowa
