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I have a 6x6 PT post that I will be wrapping in PVC and install a top post cap. The issue is at the top of one of the post, it twitted a bit. So now when I install the top post cap it will be at an angle. You can see from the picture its not too bad, I would say it twisted about an inch or so. I currently have bracing so it doesn’t get worse but what can I do the fix that issue? Or will there be room on the PVC wrap and cap that I can hide this? I’m not a professional carpenter so I looking for ideas on what to do here in order to straighten the post at the top. Thanks in advance for the suggestions. I would really appreciate suggestions on what I need to do to lessen this when I wrap the post with azek post wrap. P post twisted

After cutting a little off the post on the side and sanding it, it got it looking almost unnoticeable. Thanks for all the suggestions.

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Since you're going to be wrapping it in vinyl the best way to prepare a warped post is sanding the warp out of it as much as possible with a belt sander. What you'll be doing is sanding off the 'high' corners starting with where the warp begins and work your way up on each side. Belt sanders can be aggressive so work slowly and be careful not to overdo it. "When all you need is an aspirin, don't take the whole bottle."
This will mean that you'll have some gaps opposite the corners on the same surface under the vinyl wrap that you can fill with furring strips or other types of shims that you can cut to fit. In other words between the sanding and shimming you will be squaring up the post.
Once it's wrapped it will all be square.
As mentioned in the comments by @DMoore this requires a bit of an artists touch but not too difficult to do.
Good luck.

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