Patent ID: 7879406
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: B05D,C08K

Abstract:
1. A method of finishing wood that has been previously finished, comprising: locating an exposed section of wood not covered by the finish; bleaching the exposed section of wood with an acidic bleach; concurrently neutralizing any remaining acid on the exposed section of wood and sealing the exposed section of wood with a sealer composition by applying the sealer composition to the exposed section of wood, the sealer composition comprising polymer solids and an acid neutralizing agent, wherein sealing the exposed section of wood comprises sealing the exposed section of wood with the polymer solids and neutralizing any remaining acid on the exposed section of wood comprises neutralizing the acid with the acid neutralizing agent; finishing the exposed section of wood; and during sealing and finishing of the exposed section of wood, preventing premature precipitation of the polymer solids on the exposed section of wood via the neutralization of the acid with the acid neutralizing agent.