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Originally Posted by cloughcorr
Hi Garrazzaband
Why do we scrub pallets with bleach and water before making furniture....I will, of course, do this but curious at to the reason:)
Tks
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I do this to clean the wood. It gets rids of any staining and unwanted marks and you generally end up with nicer cleaner looking wood to work with. Also I would argue that it sanitises the wood and kills any unwanted nasties that you might not see with the naked eye. You just never know what some of those pallets have been exposed to and you are bringing it into your home.!!
Obviously if the wood is to be used outside this preparation is probably not needed.
Ps make sure you dry it in a very flat position perhaps turning occasionally to avoid warping!
Good luck with it.