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Re: varnish over exposed cloth?
By:Rob Macks
Date: 7/25/2001, 4:52 pm
In Response To: varnish over exposed cloth? (peter)

: I want to varnish S&G but,
: The last sanding of deck exposed some cloth patches,which disapears when wet
: with water is this a good indication of how the varnish will look?
: Or should i apply another layer of epoxy?
: thanks in advance,
: peter

Exposed glass will absorb varnish and reveal the cloth texture until you've applied 3+ varnish (brushed) coats.

I apply epoxy over feathered cloth and sand with 220 then varnish.

Rob

Messages In This Thread

varnish over exposed cloth?
peter -- 7/25/2001, 4:17 pm
varnish over exposed cloth? use epoxy 1st
Paul G. Jacobson@aol.com -- 7/25/2001, 6:31 pm
thanks...... i'll take the advice *NM*
peter -- 7/26/2001, 12:28 pm
Re: varnish over exposed cloth?
Rob Macks -- 7/25/2001, 4:52 pm