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Re: How much varnish is enough?
By:Nick Schade
Date: 6/2/1998, 4:53 pm
In Response To: How much varnish is enough? (Matthew Bastian)

I find a quart just about does it for me. I buy varnish by the quart because I know I will not use a gallon and I want to quickly empty the can once it is opened.

I usually don't get around to a maintenance coat but once every 2 years.

> In all my reading about how much varnish to apply to a stripper
> I've only come across quantities in terms of number of coats.

> What about in volume? How many quarts should I expect to lay
> down. I've come close to putting on a US quart (1 litre).

> How much are other people putting on?

> How often should I plan on putting on a maintenance coat of varnish?
> Yearly?

> Matthew

Messages In This Thread

How much varnish is enough?
Matthew Bastian -- 6/2/1998, 3:57 pm
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Re: How much varnish is enough?
Paul Jacobson -- 6/6/1998, 3:10 am
Re: How much varnish is enough?
L.C. -- 6/6/1998, 6:43 am
Re: How much varnish is enough?
Jay Babina -- 6/3/1998, 11:54 am
Re: How much varnish is enough?
Mike Spence -- 6/4/1998, 12:01 am
Re: How much varnish is enough?
Jay Babina -- 6/3/1998, 1:33 pm
Re: How much varnish is enough?
Nick Schade -- 6/3/1998, 8:38 pm
Re: How much varnish is enough?
Nick Schade -- 6/2/1998, 4:53 pm
Re: How much varnish is enough?
Mark Kanzler -- 6/2/1998, 4:15 pm
Re: How much varnish is enough?
Brian Millington -- 6/3/1998, 2:48 am