Does anyone else protect their wooden models with Cuprinol?
I just got my parts out ready for assembling the keel/ribs/deck on my SOTS build. Expecting the deck to arrive today.
Looking at the underside of the false keel, there are a few holes in the ply edge.
Now, they may be voids in the ply and nothing to worry about - but I did not notice them before I stored the keel away.
As I have not pushed any pins into the edges, I am suspicious of about 4 pinholes and a longer hole that looks suspiciously like a woodworm emergence tunnel.
If the pinholes are where it has laid its eggs, then I will be building in some woodworm that will come out later, maybe after I have enclosed it all in planking.
So now, I am going to treat all of the parts with Cuprinol. Not too much, in case it leaves an oily residue - which might affect the glue joints.
Keeping the model dry should prevent most woodworm activity but I like to play safe.
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