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Re: Strip: Varnish
By:dave mckinney
Date: 5/8/2011, 10:07 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Varnish (Bill Hamm)

: Still have questions here. Varnish is used on wood boats, gelcoat
: is used on fiberglass boats. There are both wood and fiberglass
: Outer Island kayaks, which one do you have?

: Bill H.
Strip boat with Raka epoxy. Finished three years ago, Refinishing now with Captains varnish. 100 grit sandpaper used to scuff the deck, but it seems as if this was too coarse a grit. Should have used 220.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Varnish
dave mckinney -- 5/6/2011, 6:28 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish
JohnK -- 5/6/2011, 7:13 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish
dave mckinney -- 5/7/2011, 3:17 am
Re: Strip: Varnish
Bill Hamm -- 5/8/2011, 12:59 am
Re: Strip: Varnish
dave mckinney -- 5/8/2011, 10:07 am
Re: Strip: Varnish
Bill Hamm -- 5/8/2011, 1:25 pm
Re: Strip: Varnish
Bill Hamm -- 5/9/2011, 12:24 am
Re: Strip: Varnish
Etienne Muller - ireland -- 5/9/2011, 4:47 am
Re: Strip: Varnish
Bill Hamm -- 5/9/2011, 2:04 pm