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Re: Leave it be
By:Nick Schade
Date: 6/13/1998, 9:38 pm

I would not try staining, I think this would only cause color variations later on. I expect the colors will match by them selves as long as you have similar thicknesses of epoxy and varnish.

> Try adding a little stain to a tiny bit of varnish and see if
> you can darken that area and varnish the rest of the boat with the
> non-stained varnish blending the edges. Do this all at once when you
> go to varnish. You can keep doing this with successive coats until
> it seems right. You're also probably obsessing a bit - like I do.
>

Messages In This Thread

Sanded through epoxy coat, wood looks lighter
Andy Gere -- 6/13/1998, 3:07 am
Re: Sanded through epoxy coat, wood looks lighter
Jay Babina -- 6/15/1998, 9:51 am
Re: Wait for epoxy to cure fully
paul lund -- 6/14/1998, 7:37 pm
Re: Sanded through epoxy coat, wood looks lighter
Jay Babina -- 6/13/1998, 10:10 am
Re: Leave it be
Nick Schade -- 6/13/1998, 9:38 pm
Re: Sanded through epoxy coat, wood looks lighter
Paul Jacobson -- 6/13/1998, 4:12 am