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Wet sanding and varnishing.

Posted By: John Monfoe
Date: Saturday, 28 July 2001, at 5:42 a.m.

The advise from the board to use a lot more water while wet sanding was great information and made the job fast and fun. I tried the technque of wiping on a second coat of poly varnish 2 hours after the first coat and it worked fine also. So yesterday, I sanded, varnished the deck, waited 2 hours and varnished it again, waited 6 hours and turned the boat over and repeated this on the hull. A good day. I tried the 600 grit to see how it would look for a final finish and did the same thing with #0000 steel wool, in selected spots. The wool give a better satin finish and very easy and quick to do, but I think I like the shiny finish better. So after sanding this morning, I will try my hand at a final brush finish as Rob Mack does and if I do a decent job that will be my final finish for now and maybe polish in late fall. This will be coat #7. Thanks for guiding me through this.

John

Messages In This Thread

Wet sanding and varnishing.
John Monfoe -- Saturday, 28 July 2001, at 5:42 a.m.

Re: Wet sanding and varnishing.
Rob Macks -- Saturday, 28 July 2001, at 2:23 p.m.

Re: Wet sanding and varnishing.
John Monfoe -- Sunday, 29 July 2001, at 2:19 a.m.

Re: Wet sanding and varnishing.
Steve L -- Sunday, 29 July 2001, at 9:30 p.m.

trade the sanding for a day of paddling
Paul G. Jacobson -- Monday, 30 July 2001, at 3:27 a.m.

Re: trade the sanding for a day of paddling
John Monfoe -- Monday, 30 July 2001, at 4:37 a.m.

getting a good seat to the BWCA
Paul G. Jacobson -- Tuesday, 31 July 2001, at 4:28 a.m.

Re: getting a good seat to the BWCA
John Monfoe -- Tuesday, 31 July 2001, at 5:15 a.m.

Re: getting a good seat to the BWCA
Julie Kanarr -- Tuesday, 31 July 2001, at 10:36 a.m.

BWCA...Not a bad seat in the house
!RUSS -- Tuesday, 31 July 2001, at 3:57 p.m.

Re: BWCA...Not a bad seat in the house
John Monfoe -- Wednesday, 1 August 2001, at 5:03 a.m.

Re: getting a good seat to the BWCA
John Monfoe -- Wednesday, 1 August 2001, at 4:31 a.m.

Thanks to Rob for his finishing advices
Andreas Albat -- Monday, 30 July 2001, at 11:25 a.m.

Re: Thanks to Rob for his finishing advices
Rob Macks -- Monday, 30 July 2001, at 12:44 p.m.

For the record...
Brian Nystrom -- Monday, 30 July 2001, at 1:07 p.m.

Re: Wet sanding and varnishing.
Jay Babina -- Tuesday, 31 July 2001, at 9:36 a.m.

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