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Question about varnish-on-rag
By:TomF
Date: 7/5/2000, 2:38 pm
In Response To: Re: If you liked that one . . . (OT) (Spidey)

Spidey, do you think your varnish-on-rag method would work to cover scratches on the deck of a kayak? I'm concerned about how visible the repair would be? I have some big scratches under my bungees, probably made by grains of sand on the paddle when practicing self-rescues. Didn't want to have to revarnish the whole deck...

Tom

: Hi Kent;

: . . . Then you should really like this one - For wood furniture scratches
: that look like a major refinishing is in order, try the same thing but
: with linseed oil. I would have paid someone $$$ to redo to my bedroom set
: for what I ended up doing with a small rag, 5 minutes time, and about a
: capful of oil. I was really shocked!

: Glad you got good results & thanks for the compliment, Spidey

Messages In This Thread

Spidey's way is a speedy way to fix scratches
Kent LeBoutillier -- 7/4/2000, 8:05 pm
Re: If you liked that one . . . (OT)
Spidey -- 7/5/2000, 12:29 am
Question about varnish-on-rag
TomF -- 7/5/2000, 2:38 pm
Re: Andreas, Tom & Kent :
Spidey -- 7/5/2000, 4:13 pm
Re: scratch repairs:
Kent LeBoutillier -- 7/6/2000, 5:59 am
Re: Question about varnish-on-rag
Dean Trexel -- 7/5/2000, 3:09 pm
Re: If you liked that one . . . (OT)
Andreas Albat -- 7/5/2000, 10:46 am