Hi there, mind if I put my two cents in? I've always had great luck with water based stains...I would recommend at least a sealer on raw wood surfaces because these can produce acidic fumes that can be harmful to some finishes and materials. Patti Lounsbury in New Mexico >From [log in to unmask] Tue Oct 27 16:20:24 1998 >Received: from uga.cc.uga.edu by mailgw.cc.uga.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <[log in to unmask]>; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:20:01 -0500 >Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@UGA) by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (LMail V1.2c/1.8c) with BSMTP id 8511; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:19:11 -0500 >Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8c) > with spool id 3789 for [log in to unmask]; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 > 19:19:10 -0500 >Received: from UGA (NJE origin SMTPIN@UGA) by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (LMail V1.2c/1.8c) > with BSMTP id 3451; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:19:09 -0500 >Received: from mail.HiWAAY.net (208.147.154.56) by uga.cc.uga.edu (IBM VM SMTP > V2R3) with TCP; Tue, 27 Oct 98 19:19:09 EST >Received: from njskog.HiWAAY.net (tnt3-120.HiWAAY.net [208.147.146.120]) by > mail.HiWAAY.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id SAA16295 for > <[log in to unmask]>; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 18:20:02 -0600 (CST) >X-Sender: [log in to unmask] >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.3 (16) >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:19:10 -0500 >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >From: The Skoglunds <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Paint Fumes and Shell Condition >To: [log in to unmask] > >When I should have been reading, memorizing, and saving the discussion I >know I've seen about this, I must have been gazing out the window! Would >someone please tell me again! We have just purchased a 10-drawer chest of >teak veneer. It is unfinished on the inside. If we stain the inside walls >of each drawer (the bottom will have felt) will this cause any harm to the >shells stored in the drawer???? > >Joan, in Huntsville, AL >[log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com