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Re: Material: Varnish options
By:scottbaxter
Date: 5/4/2016, 9:41 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Varnish options (Paul T)

I am trying an experiment. I tried this stuff on re coats on a couple of boats. No good boat builder would ever consider it because it is cheap, water based, satin finish, and you can get it in a big box store. In the past I have used epifanes and system 3. I could do 8 or more boats with this stuff for the same price as doing one with what I have used in the past. https://www.zoro.com/rust-oleum-spar-urethane-clear-satin-1-gal-250231/i/G3390265/?gdffi=047ada998cf641fa93e55ae8579df863&gdfms=A0B7939AF4724E13860FDC6697367BC0&gclid=CjwKEAjwu6a5BRC53sW0w9677RcSJABoFn4sl-fhP9ZYdiCra5WrwGELbn1PDAQDLLJoLxQIszhccxoCZXHw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds It is a water based satin spar urethane. It also comes in gloss and in oil based. I put it on 2 kayaks that stay car topped on my daughters car most of the season. If it can survive the sun and my daughter both for a summer I will probably keep using it. It is absolutely clear, it goes on very nice, levels nice, it is harder than the other finishes I have used (and a little slicker when you are handling the boat). I just kept my foam brush in a plastic bag and did 4 coats on 2 boats with the same brush. It dries in 2-3 hours for re coating and in about 30 minutes for handling so you could easily keep flipping a boat and do 4 coats on the deck and 4 coats on the hull in one day. Wait another 5-6 months and I will give you a report on a real world test.

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Material: Varnish options
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