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Flagship vs. Captains
By:Paul Stomski
Date: 6/8/1998, 3:55 pm
In Response To: How much varnish is enough? (Matthew Bastian)

There seem to be two factors here. first is the number of layers of varnish , and second is the UV protection factor of the varnish itself.

Z-Spar offers [at least] two types of varnish, Captains and Flagship. One of them (I think it is flagship) has 6 times the UV protection of the other according to the label on the can. That was anough justification for me! I bought the one with the higher UV protection, and figured that I could either add fewer layers of the stuff, or put the same number of layers and get 6X the protection, (all other factors remaining the same)!

P.

Messages In This Thread

How much varnish is enough?
Matthew Bastian -- 6/2/1998, 3:57 pm
Flagship vs. Captains
Paul Stomski -- 6/8/1998, 3:55 pm
Re: Flagship vs. Captains
Mike Spence -- 6/8/1998, 5:35 pm
Re: Flagship vs. Captains
L.C. -- 6/8/1998, 5:49 pm
Re: Flagship vs. Captains
david shipway -- 6/20/1998, 3:37 am
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