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   Pondfish | Mar 31, 2008 03:42am | #1

   Wiping the glue most likely caused the problem in the first place.  While the best is to avoid squeeze out, if you do get it wait until the glue has dried a few hours, then the squuezed-out goobers will peel off easily.  Wiping with a wet rag, in my experience, is about the worst thing you can do.  Another thing you should do (though it is too late now) is to use glues that are stainable.  Titebond and elmers both make one, and hide glue is also stainable.

   You can try to sand out the glue and restain, but as you are aware you need to be careful with the veneers.  You can try using a cabinet scraper instead of sanding, as you can tell better if you are getting the glue off.

   You may end up having to manually retouch all the glue marks with dye, stain or even paint to get the color to match.  Good luck, it can be done. 

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   user-210956 | Apr 02, 2008 03:08am | #3

   Thanks.  I will definatley not wipe up the glue next time.  Lesson learned right.  I took a scratch pad to it and got the stain off the glue and it looks like I can scrape it then do a little sanding.  So hopefully all is not lost.  Thanks for the help.

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   user-83153 | Apr 02, 2008 01:14am | #2

   Next time make sure that you wipe the piece down with mineral spirits before you apply any stain or finish. This will allow you to preview what it will look like under a clear finish and it will also make any glue stains or sanding marks stand out, just like the finish does. If you saw what the cherry looked like with a clear finish you may have decided to skip the stain.

                            Rob