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Re: Material: Varnish options
By:Paul T
Date: 5/2/2016, 1:49 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Varnish options *PIC* (Dan Caouette (CSCWC))

Thanks for your input Dan. I was going to use automotive clear on my first build until a friend convinced me to use marine varnish, and I had good results with it. I use carbon fiber on my hulls and because it's black it shows every little mark from sand to rock scrapes. In the winter it seems so easy to just give the hull a sanding and new coat of varnish. Automotive clear coat is pretty hard, and takes more work to sand and polish out.
That said, I may consider using automotive clear on this one. There certainly are advantages, but it's more expensive than marine varnish

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Material: Varnish options
Paul T -- 5/2/2016, 12:04 pm
Re: Material: Varnish options *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/2/2016, 1:06 pm
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Yoshi -- 5/2/2016, 1:16 pm
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Paul T -- 5/2/2016, 2:10 pm
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Paul T -- 5/2/2016, 1:49 pm
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Paul T -- 5/4/2016, 11:59 am
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scottbaxter -- 5/4/2016, 9:41 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/5/2016, 12:31 am
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Curtis Fisher -- 5/5/2016, 5:47 pm
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scottbaxter -- 5/5/2016, 11:37 pm
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scottbaxter -- 5/5/2016, 11:40 pm
Thanks
Curtis Fisher -- 5/6/2016, 9:38 am
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Jaybabina -- 5/3/2016, 12:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/4/2016, 12:56 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/4/2016, 10:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/5/2016, 12:10 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/5/2016, 12:12 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/2/2016, 7:27 pm
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fadedred -- 5/2/2016, 8:06 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/2/2016, 9:16 pm
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fadedred -- 5/2/2016, 9:26 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/2/2016, 9:28 pm
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fadedred -- 5/2/2016, 9:39 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/2/2016, 9:48 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/3/2016, 8:56 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/3/2016, 9:28 am