Cetol is generally much better in the sun. I live in cloudy Seattle so we have it pretty easy here. The only issue is that a cracked varnish finish gets wet immediately and stains the wood, requiring a complete sanding.
On Thursday, July 25, 2013 9:52:54 AM UTC-7, Bohn, Steve wrote: > > I have been varnishing my my mahoghany bulkhead exterior after a month > it turns ashen white where exposed to elements is cetol a better way to > go?? > > > > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *Bob S > *Sent:* Thursday, July 25, 2013 10:41 AM > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Subject:* [UnifliteWorld] Re: sikkens > > > > If it is Sikkens "Cetol" I was once told it should not be put over > traditional varnish. I've never done it so I don't know the effect but that > may be the problem. You can put varnish over Cetol and Cetol over Cetol > without a problem. Then you just might have to wait awhile for it to > harden. I use both. I Cetol in the hard to reach areas and Varnish where > people will notice. > > > > Cetol is generally not as pretty/clear as Varnish but takes less coats (3) > and is much more durable than Varnish. The newer clear Cetol is much better > than the original which had an orange stain and masked the wood grain. > > > > Hope that helps. > > On Thursday, July 25, 2013 6:42:04 AM UTC-7, Doug wrote: > > I just applied a maintenance coat of Sikkens Marine Gloss to the > brightwork of my Uniflite. It looks great, but as I run my had across it, I > feel "drag"- like the difference between newly waxed and unwaxed > fiberglass. The untreated brightwork adjacent to where I left off still has > the smooth "glassy" feel. I followed the instructions to a 'T'. This is my > first experience with Sikkens. I don't know what the PO used on the > brightwork previously (18 months ago or so), but I thought it was this > product since I found it in a drawer below. > > > > Will this smooth out with time (I applied it yesterday afternoon) or did I > do something wrong? > > > > Doug > > "PAX", 46' Uniflite > > > > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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.
