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My decorations stuck together

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I made candy canes out of wood to stake in my yard for Christmas. They were stacked in the attic. When I took them down the were stuck together. Many of them need to be touched up. Is there some way to prevent this from happening again?

Laura Hagerman
hobby - Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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Don't lick them . . .

Actually, whatever paint you used did not dry right or was hydroscopic. Was it epoxy by any chance? Insufficient hardener will leave epoxy forever uncured.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com
Brick, New Jersey

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