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Re: Strip: How many coats of varnish
By:Kurt Maurer
Date: 7/10/2013, 7:48 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: How many coats of varnish (Marc Upchurch)

Varnish doesn't fill worth a flip, that's epoxy's job. As with paint, get a good surface, THEN start yer purty work.

Everyone's agreeing that three coats is good? That surprises me, I always thought the conventional wisdom was four or five minimum. In fact, I have been following the "rule" where you apply four coats, then keep putting on a new coat until you get one you like, then stop. If you're lucky, you have five, most end up with six or seven.

As if I'm one to even talk, I'm only now starting to get serious about varnish work ... such as it is when you work under an open air carport. But, as per the All-Purpose Paddler's Motto: "I get there eventually."

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Charles Robinson -- 7/10/2013, 2:07 pm
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Sodbuster -- 7/10/2013, 2:58 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/10/2013, 5:21 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/10/2013, 6:39 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 7/10/2013, 7:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/10/2013, 7:52 pm
Re: Strip: How many coats of varnish My mistake
Marc Upchurch -- 7/10/2013, 8:49 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/10/2013, 11:55 pm
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Charles Robinson -- 7/11/2013, 8:39 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/15/2013, 1:18 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 7/11/2013, 12:26 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/11/2013, 2:26 pm
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Charles Robinson -- 7/11/2013, 2:59 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/11/2013, 3:08 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 7/11/2013, 3:14 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/11/2013, 3:30 pm
Do you paddle that boat?
Jay Babina -- 7/11/2013, 5:09 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/11/2013, 6:18 pm
Re: Do you paddle that boat?
SCOTT FITZGERRELL -- 7/18/2013, 3:38 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/19/2013, 8:53 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/21/2013, 2:15 am
Close-up of the deck *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/11/2013, 6:22 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/11/2013, 6:25 pm
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Allan -- 7/11/2013, 6:49 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/12/2013, 4:12 am
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Charles Robinson -- 7/12/2013, 8:37 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/12/2013, 2:47 pm
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David Bartnowski -- 7/12/2013, 5:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/12/2013, 2:50 pm
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Gene -- 7/13/2013, 12:47 pm
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Allan -- 7/13/2013, 5:56 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/14/2013, 2:28 am
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Mike Savage -- 7/15/2013, 4:48 am
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Gene -- 7/14/2013, 9:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/15/2013, 12:46 am
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Gene -- 7/15/2013, 9:11 am