Most of us seem to accept this as gospel, but it seems to me that what little sanding "dust" is present, after brushing it off or vacuuming, should easily be soaked up by the T-88 and the resultant mixture would then be similar to a very light form of flox which is considered to be structural. Doesn't seem that the dust would effectively plug up the pores of the wood to the extent that the T-88 wouldn't eventually and successfully soak in to the wood. I can see where the accepted idea of roughing up the wood surface with coarse sandpaper is a good move because it increases the surface area for gluing. Has anyone made up some test pieces to prove or disprove?
Ed Janssen > Sanding lets dust build up in the pores of the wood and > lessens glue penetration, Virg
