: Paul, Bill etal,

: Speaking for all of us first timers thanks to all of the
: respondents who are so helpful in sharing their experiences. One
: reputable, concise posting saves hours of crawling thru past
: threads.

: Just to be clear, when you talk about a clear urethane, are you are
: referring to a varnish? So for a proper sealing and smooth,
: gloss finish I am looking at two coats of varnish followed by
: two coats of topside paint?

: I work in a boat yard and have checked with the factory reps for
: the various marine finish companies. Their response was that
: they could not recommend any of their products as they had no
: experience in how it would adhere to fabric or what the stretch
: properties are. Thus the real world experiences shared here are
: invaluable.

: Cheers,

: Bill Padin

Normally SOF's are covered either with enamal which is really just pigmented varnish or varnish that's tinted, not both.

The companies aren't going to recommend them for this application since that's not what they were designed for, not much is designed for SOF's, other then Cory's goop and maybe Colean for waterproofing.

Bill H.