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Why Varnish?
By:John Waddington
Date: 6/10/1999, 6:42 am
In Response To: MINWAX Helmsman Spar urethane (Mike Gardner)

>The Spar Urethane looked good and was tough. The literature says it contains UV
>absorbers...

For years I have put urethane on furniture and hardwood floors instead of varnish, with no problems. If the urethane contains UV protection, why use varnish at all? Has anyone else used urethane on their kayaks and if so what sort of results have you had?

John

Messages In This Thread

MINWAX Helmsman Spar urethane
Mike Gardner -- 6/8/1999, 9:26 pm
Why Varnish?
John Waddington -- 6/10/1999, 6:42 am
Re: Why Varnish?
Dan Lindberg -- 6/10/1999, 1:52 pm
Re: other urethane
Dan Lindberg -- 6/9/1999, 1:30 pm
Re: other urethane
C Terry -- 6/9/1999, 4:28 pm
Re: Thanks
Dan Lindberg -- 6/10/1999, 1:41 pm
Re: MINWAX Helmsman Spar urethane
Frank -- 6/9/1999, 9:41 am
Re: MINWAX Helmsman Spar urethane
Jay Babina -- 6/9/1999, 9:08 am
Re: MINWAX Helmsman Spar urethane
Greg Steeves -- 6/9/1999, 12:03 am