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silicones come off with great difficulty
By:Charlie Jones
Date: 10/31/2001, 7:50 am
In Response To: Re: Any coating after varnish? (Dean Trexel)

It is VERY hard to remove all traces of a silicone from a surface. In furniture refinishing it causes a good deal of difficulty such as "fisheyes" in the new finish, even after stripping,solvent washing and sanding. We add a "fisheye killer" into lacquers just to prevent that (when needed). I don't normally add it unless fisheyes show up - it's a silicone in itself.

After 20 years in a furniture shop and quite a few years building boats, I would NEVER knowingly put a substance containing silicone on a surface that eventually was to be recoated using either lacquer or varnish.

Messages In This Thread

Any coating after varnish?
Chuck Birch -- 10/30/2001, 11:50 pm
Re: Any coating after varnish?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/31/2001, 8:40 am
Re: Any coating after varnish?
LeeG -- 10/31/2001, 10:10 am
Re: Any coating after varnish?
Chuck Birch -- 10/31/2001, 11:39 am
coat bow (&stomach) w/ alcoholic beverage :) *NM*
Dean Trexel -- 10/31/2001, 12:06 am
Re: Any coating after varnish?
Dean Trexel -- 10/31/2001, 12:03 am
silicones come off with great difficulty
Charlie Jones -- 10/31/2001, 7:50 am