I hate to varnish

[Sven]

But I love varnished teak.

That's all

I'm just not any good at it.



-Sven

 

[Lucky Dog]

really!!!

I love sanding and varnishing, really. it is restful and gives immediate feed back.

I do own a spray gun but I buy foam brushes by the case.

As I tell my students...thin jackets not heavy coats or less is better.

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[Sven]

I love sanding and varnishing, really.

Now I know where to send our stuff for finishing

Thin coats would be great if the cans didn't say "do not thin" most of the time. We too buy foam brushes in bulk (can't figure out why you pay single brush list price for the brushes from Jamestown when you buy a 48-brush rack ?).

Maybe I'll ignore the instructions and do aggressive thinning to see what happens.



-Sven

 

[mherrcat]

The Captain's Varnish that I like says something like "thinning is not usually necessary" but I usually apply two or three thinned coats and a final coat unthinned. A guy in my previous marina (who looked like the inspiration for "The Old Man and the Sea") recommended mixing Flood Penetrol and varnish 50/50.