: I would not use anything other than water on the wood, because
: there are so many
: contaminates in seemingly simple solvents and cleaners.

: I don't think this is your issue, I'm only mentioning it as
: something to stay away from.

: If you will provide a photo or if that is difficult, a detailed
: description, glue type, is what you're seeing
: glue lines or blotches or something else, how do you know it's
: glue? etc.

: It will be easier to address your problem and provide an answer.

: For instance, I most often use yellow carpenter's glue to bond
: strips, edge to edge. I use a bead of glue
: 1/3 the strip width, so I don't have a lot of excess glue all over.
: I wipe off all the glue I can, inside and out with a damp sponge
: before it sets. Scrape it down with a paint style scraper and then
: soak the wood with a wet sponge.

: The soaking wet sponge will raise the wood grain, totally close any
: staple holes and show any glue as a white spot.

: I either scrape off the glue from the wet wood or mark it with a
: pencil for removal later.

: Then I rough sand using 60 grit, wet the wood again, sand with 120
: grit, wet again and finish with 220 grit, so any glue
: is gone unless I loose my glasses.

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: Rob

: I hear, I forget, I see, I remember, I do, I understand.

: Confucius

THANKS for the help. I have a great deal to learn it seems. I hope to build a high quality kayak someday and will continue to try to find the proper way to build a strip boat.

I used tightbond II applying a solid bead with enough to press out in between strips but not get outright sloppy. I then wiped with a damp cloth that I now feel I did not clean often enough. On my first kayak I had a blotch around the bow stem were I had done some repair to strip damage just prior to glassing, like a day before. Looks kinda smear of discoloration I am sure is glue. The second kayak has streaks right along the strip seams in some areas that again I can attribute to glue. I sanded with a variety of power sanders but settled on doing the majority of my sanding with a fairing board using 40 grit then 60. I stayed away from any type of solvent or additive other than a bit of bleach. I had some spots of black appear on my first one and started washing with bleach to prevent any growth.
I did not do anything other than wiping to actually target glue removal.

My first project before beginning my next kayak will be to finish my garage for proper temperature maintenance and more research in boat building.