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I haven’t used TSP for this purpose. Let me know how it goes, please. Is there a neutralization step after applying it?
Goes without saying, but you now have wet wood. Let it dry, dry, dry before moving on. When you are out of patience, wait some more. If you will be using water based dye or stain, it’s less critical, but you still want to let it dry.
A test board to make sure nothing funny happens at the next step is probably a good idea, although you’re fairly well committed at this point… Still, if you see a bad interaction on your test board, you can make another test board and try something else without having to figure out how to undo the bad interaction.