For me varnish can be beautiful, with a deep glassy look. This however requires a bunch of coats beginning with a thin coat going to a thicker application(maybe 10 coats). The key is to keep at it every 6 months after that. If you can't -definately use Cetol. After 15 years of fighting the elements to keep my railing beautiful I had a custom sunbrella cover made to protect it. Now its blue most of the time.
On Thursday, July 25, 2013 8:34:26 AM UTC-7, Doug wrote: > > 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.
