Bob,
In your experience, is varnish "smoother" than Sikkins Cetol Gloss? It's possible the PO used varnish. I've had some areas I've had to remove all the finish and start over with bare wood. In those areas, I'm applying 3-4 coats of Cetol Marine (amber tone) or Cetol Light (gold tone) followed by 3-5 coats of Cetol Gloss. I'm about half way through those projects. As a suggestion to others, next time I'm going to try to do this inside. The product instructions address sunlight and heat, but overlooked wind. If there's any breeze, sand/dirt contaminants will end up in the finish and give it a gritty feel. Looks OK, but you can feel the grit. I'll wait till next year's application to sand it down with super fine paper (400-600 grit) before applying the next coat. Doug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
