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Problems with Spar Urethane Varnish
By:Tom Lindblade
Date: 1/17/2001, 1:07 am

I am new to the list, but am actually building my forth strip boat. I am using a spar urethane that has worked out well in the past. The first coat on the outside of the hull dried beautifully. On the inside of the hull it remained tacky. I tried extra heat, fan, more time. Made no difference. Finally, I scraped it off, and re-did a trial section. It remains tacky. I can take the same varnish and do a section that dried previously and it will still dry to touch in half an hour. One possibility is that the problem originally was related to too low a temp because I work with a kerosene heater in a garage, or it could have something to do with the epoxy cure. What can I do to get it to dry hard? This is driving me nuts, any help would be greatly appreciated

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Problems with Spar Urethane Varnish
Tom Lindblade -- 1/17/2001, 1:07 am
Re: Problems with Spar Urethane Varnish
Ross Leidy -- 1/17/2001, 9:04 am
Re: Problems with Spar Urethane Varnish
Grant Goltz -- 1/17/2001, 10:26 am
Re: Problems with Spar Urethane Varnish
Eric Schade (shearwater boats) -- 1/17/2001, 5:36 pm
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BruceK -- 1/17/2001, 5:59 pm
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Rob Macks -- 1/18/2001, 4:04 pm
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Eric Schade (shearwater boats) -- 1/18/2001, 9:10 am
Re: Problems with Spar Urethane Varnish
Rob Macks -- 1/17/2001, 8:52 am