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Re: Don't rush it!
By:Randy Ricchi
Date: 4/28/2008, 2:04 pm
In Response To: Don't rush it! (Brian Nystrom)

Thanks everyone. Lot's of excellent advice.

: If you don't allow sufficient cure time between coats, you'll end up with a
: soft finish that will take forever to cure. Varnish (polyurethane is just
: a type of varnish) needs oxygen to cure (it doesn't "dry"). If
: you re-coat it before it's had sufficient time to cure, you'll just be
: sealing it off from the oxygen it needs, which dramatically increases the
: curing time of the coat underneath. Repeat this enough times and you can
: end up with a finish that will take months to fully cure.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Polyurethane
Randy Ricchi -- 4/27/2008, 10:05 pm
Re: Material: Polyurethane
Rod Tait -- 4/30/2008, 12:19 pm
Re: Material: Polyurethane
Bill Hamm -- 5/1/2008, 1:29 am
Re: Material: Polyurethane
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/1/2008, 9:24 am
Re: Material: Polyurethane
Bill Hamm -- 5/4/2008, 3:08 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW)------WebKitFormBoundaryM3Iq+nW -- 5/5/2008, 8:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/6/2008, 1:13 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW)------WebKitFormBoundarycYhCsQ3 -- 5/6/2008, 8:59 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/7/2008, 1:06 am
Don't rush it!
Brian Nystrom -- 4/28/2008, 1:06 pm
Re: Don't rush it!
Randy Ricchi -- 4/28/2008, 2:04 pm
Re: Material: Polyurethane
Dave Reekie -- 4/28/2008, 8:40 am
Re: Material: Polyurethane
Mike Savage -- 4/28/2008, 7:00 am
Here is the way I did it.
John Monroe -- 4/28/2008, 3:23 am
Brushing Terror!!! Here is the Cure
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/28/2008, 7:43 am
Re: Brushing Terror!!! Clarification
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/28/2008, 9:45 am
Re: Material: Polyurethane
fred Gasper -- 4/27/2008, 10:56 pm
Re: Material: Polyurethane
Kudzu -- 4/27/2008, 10:24 pm