Tom, I have taken to using hand wipe poly from Minwax. It is not spar varnish but will seal fully so will work just fine. I just wipe it on with a rag and when dry a very gentle rub just to make a tooth or knock off any sharp bits.
You can apply spar varnish that way too but it is a bear to get off of your hands. I do have some stuff they call liquid gloves from Lee Valley which is a barrier cream, that helps a lot but you will want a cloth, cheese cloth will do but pull away any free threads from where you cut it so they don't come free and stick in the finish. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fowle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Applying finish to wood > This is one of the most interesting posts I've seen on this list, > and boy that's saying something! > > I'd always wondered about doing this but all the sighties say no, > you'll get a mess. > > so here's a particular situation I'd love your comments on, it's > probably easy. > > I've got a bunch of 5/8Ths inch dowels I want to use as security > sticks in sliding aluminum windows. > > I bought spar varnish for them hoping it would last against the > accumulating moisture better than most. > > My wife hasn't got round to brushing it on, so how should I > approach this? I've got them with a small nail in one end so I can > hang them up from a cloths line. > > My thought would be to just dip fingers in the varnish and wrap > the fingers all way round each dowell and draw down from the top, > then when run out of material, dip again. > > Thin coats with a quick sand between. > > What think, and many many thanks for this discription, it is > really interesting. > > tom Fowle > > > Net-Tamer V 1.13 Beta - Registered > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/466 - Release Date: 7/10/2006 > > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
