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Re: Material: Varnish options
By:Jaybabina
Date: 5/3/2016, 12:02 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Varnish options *PIC* (Dan Caouette (CSCWC))

You mean, varnish is supposed be re-coated every year?

Seriously, I have to do two in my fleet this spring.
One got a touch-up deck coat two years ago, and the other is 4 years old.
I guess there's a price to have your boat in showroom condition 24 / 7.

No doubt, the new coatings are super, especially if someone else is doing it.
But for me, a wet sanding job takes me an hour and a varnishing 20 minutes, 10 of which are clean up.

Discussing high end options is good. But a nice varnish job is an art form, and easy to learn as well as inexpensive. And, it will serve you well.

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Paul T -- 5/2/2016, 12:04 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/2/2016, 1:06 pm
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Yoshi -- 5/2/2016, 1:16 pm
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Paul T -- 5/2/2016, 2:10 pm
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Paul T -- 5/2/2016, 1:49 pm
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Paul T -- 5/4/2016, 11:59 am
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scottbaxter -- 5/4/2016, 9:41 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/5/2016, 12:31 am
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Curtis Fisher -- 5/5/2016, 5:47 pm
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scottbaxter -- 5/5/2016, 11:37 pm
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scottbaxter -- 5/5/2016, 11:40 pm
Thanks
Curtis Fisher -- 5/6/2016, 9:38 am
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Jaybabina -- 5/3/2016, 12:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/4/2016, 12:56 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/4/2016, 10:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/5/2016, 12:10 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/5/2016, 12:12 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/2/2016, 7:27 pm
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fadedred -- 5/2/2016, 8:06 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/2/2016, 9:16 pm
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fadedred -- 5/2/2016, 9:26 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/2/2016, 9:28 pm
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fadedred -- 5/2/2016, 9:39 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/2/2016, 9:48 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/3/2016, 8:56 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/3/2016, 9:28 am