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Re: Tools: Spray varnish
By:Ian Cummins
Date: 4/18/2011, 4:17 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: Spray varnish *PIC* (mtkayak (Mike Trutwin))

Mike, the boat and the finish are stunning....... an adjective I don't ever remember using! How many days did you let the varnish cure before sanding? Did you start off with 1000 or go thru coarser grits first? I ask because I was thinking 400 would be a good starting point but now am wondering.
Really beautiful boat!

Ian

: If you are looking for a nice smooth glossy finish, think about
: sanding and buffing your last coat of varnish. I sanded between
: coats of varnish with w/d 1000. After the last coat I sanded
: with 2000. After that I went with 3M Finess-it II. I purchased a
: couple of foam buffing pads to attach via hook&loop to my
: ROS. worked slick! I also tried using Novus II plastic polish.
: It seemed to do about the same job as the finess-it. It seems
: there is debate about buffing the varnish but I liked the
: results. Much smoother and very glossy.

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Tools: Spray varnish
Kim Haubert -- 4/17/2011, 12:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2011, 12:59 am
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Kim Haubert -- 4/17/2011, 12:49 pm
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Joe whitman -- 4/17/2011, 11:04 am
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Mike Bielski -- 4/17/2011, 11:42 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2011, 2:09 pm
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 4/17/2011, 2:18 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2011, 2:21 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 4/17/2011, 2:45 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2011, 4:00 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 4/17/2011, 5:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/18/2011, 12:14 am
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Steve Hill -- 4/19/2011, 8:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/20/2011, 1:39 am
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Steve Hill -- 4/20/2011, 2:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/21/2011, 12:52 am
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Steve Hill -- 4/21/2011, 5:23 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/21/2011, 6:15 am
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mtkayak (Mike Trutwin) -- 4/18/2011, 1:41 pm
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Mike Savage -- 4/18/2011, 3:28 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 4/18/2011, 4:17 pm
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mtkayak (Mike Trutwin) -- 4/18/2011, 4:45 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/18/2011, 6:05 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/18/2011, 7:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/19/2011, 1:37 am
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Dave Houser -- 4/20/2011, 8:02 pm
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 4/21/2011, 4:13 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/21/2011, 6:16 am