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Re: S&G: How long after varnishing to launch?
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 7/7/2012, 9:49 pm
In Response To: Re: S&G: How long after varnishing to launch? (Etienne Muller)

: International One part varnishes can be chemically over coated for
: up to one month, so they have still not achieved full hardness
: in that time.

I shot all three coats of Awlcraft 2000 in 90 minutes, strapped it to the car after 12 hours, and had it on the water fully cured, wet sanded and buffed, and with all deck lines installed in 36. Hard as a rock.

Convenient? Yes. It's also very expensive, very toxic, requires thousands of dollars of equipment to apply, and skill to make it turn out right.

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Messages In This Thread

S&G: How long after varnishing to launch?
Geoff Day -- 7/7/2012, 4:47 pm
Re: S&G: How long after varnishing to launch?
Etienne Muller -- 7/7/2012, 5:41 pm
Re: S&G: How long after varnishing to launch?
Mike Bielski -- 7/7/2012, 9:49 pm
Re: S&G: How long after varnishing to launch?
Geoff Day -- 7/8/2012, 2:17 pm
Re: S&G: How long after varnishing to launch?
Bill Hamm -- 7/9/2012, 2:41 am