: I am varnishing my nearly completed kayak and I am falling into the trap of
: "it's not quite perfect yet...". I am wet sanding with 400 grit
: and fixing to switch to 800 and then 1000 but I'm not satified with the
: finish yet. I keep telling myself that it not a chipendale dresser but the
: perfectionist in me is coming out. Stop me before I sand again. This is my
: 5th coat of varnish and I have bought anouther can!

: Brian Smith

I tend to over finish my kayaks and then paddle them a lot and beat them up. So if you are just going to look at it, polish it (I have polished check the archives for details). If you are going to paddle it, just go paddling.

I have discovered Zspar Captains will fill scratches from 320 grit sandpaper so going finer between coats is a waste of time.