Anyone know what this is?

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Ben-Had
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Anyone know what this is?

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I started scraping and sanding my sides and I got these white streaks in several places. Is it a resin? Anyone seen this before in EIR. It's not sanding dust and is fairly deeply embedded.

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these are mineral stains that will enter the tree as it grows. The staining and fill process will hide this for you.
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Thanks.
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