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Hot take: The humidity in my garage shop this week ruined a whole batch of leather covers.
I had six custom orders for a wedding party, all using that nice 3 oz veg tan from Tandy. The glue just would not set right, everything felt tacky for two days. Had to tell the client in Portland I need another week now. Anyone else fight with summer air messing up their paste work?
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leeshah6mo ago
Tell me about it. My last glue-up turned into a sticky mess that I'm pretty sure is now a science project. Is there a dehumidifier strong enough for a Florida garage?
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amy9746mo ago
Used to think a dehumidifier was overkill until my own project warped in the summer. @leeshah, I finally got a good one and the difference in my shop is night and day. It's worth the fight against that sticky Florida air.
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ericj456mo ago
My buddy up in Georgia had a whole batch of guitar necks go totally out of whack last July. He was ready to pull his hair out. That damp air just gets into everything, @leeshah, and it doesn't play nice with wood. He finally caved and got a big unit for his workspace, one of those heavy duty ones. Said it was like someone turned off the soup setting in his shop. Makes you wonder how we ever tried to work without controlling the air itself.
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