Cabinets, Furniture, Woodworks/fumes from stripping

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Expert: - 10/21/2009


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Our HUGE project is almost done!!!  Well worth it!!  Strange question...  My electric oven smells like gas since we've been stripping, varnishing and staining.  I read this was caused by the little dust particles get trapped in the oven and heating up when you first turn it on.  Any idea how long this will last and is there anything I can do about it?  Thanks so much, again  : )Tricia

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Hi Tricia
Nice to hear from you.
You read right.
I have experienced this on occasion too.
Get a fan going and try to vent your house.
Open cross windows or doors.
Yes, a strange question but it emphasizes the importance of good ventilation when we have to do this work in the home.
Thanks for the reminder. Its something we should all be aware of as this surely is not healthy.
Kind Regards
Eileen

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