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Material: Which varnish?
By:Mike A
Date: 6/13/2009, 12:52 pm

I recently got the bug to build a kayak so I jumped in and went for it. No plans or kit, used the Hulls program to generate the cad files and cut out the S&G parts. I now have it glassed and its ready for a top coat over the west systems epoxy. The kayak is actually coming out quite decent but I don't want to spend fifty dollars a quart for the "best" marine varnish. Any suggestions for a good product perhaps a little more cost effective (cheaper). How about polyurethanes versus varnish. Thanks in advance.

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Material: Which varnish?
Mike A -- 6/13/2009, 12:52 pm
Re: Material: Which varnish? *Pic*
Dave Houser -- 6/15/2009, 3:19 pm
Re: Material: Which varnish?
Bill Hamm -- 6/16/2009, 1:36 am
Speed varnishing
Jay Babina -- 6/16/2009, 9:20 am
Re: Speed varnishing
Bill Hamm -- 6/17/2009, 12:53 am
Re: Speed varnishing
Bill Hamm -- 6/17/2009, 12:50 am
Re: Material: Which varnish?
Bill Hamm -- 6/14/2009, 4:48 am
Re: Material: Which varnish? - White Scratches
Ken F -- 6/19/2009, 9:08 am
Re: Material: Which varnish? - White Scratches
Bill Hamm -- 6/19/2009, 11:34 am
Re: Material: Which varnish? - White Scratches
Bill Hamm -- 6/19/2009, 11:35 am
Re: Material: Which varnish? - White Scratches
Dave Houser -- 6/22/2009, 3:20 pm
Re: Material: Which varnish? - White Scratches
Bill Hamm -- 6/22/2009, 8:56 pm
Re: Material: Which varnish?
Mike A -- 6/14/2009, 9:11 pm
Re: Material: Which varnish?
Bill Hamm -- 6/15/2009, 12:23 am
Re: Material: Which varnish?
Mike A -- 6/15/2009, 9:54 am
Re: Material: Which varnish?
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 6/14/2009, 11:07 pm
Re: Material: Which varnish?
Bill Hamm -- 6/15/2009, 12:24 am
Re: Material: Which varnish?
John F Monroe -- 6/14/2009, 4:34 am
Re: Material: Which varnish?
Charlie -- 6/13/2009, 5:38 pm