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by mjabbott
Wed Jun 24, 2015 7:36 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Varnish puddle
Replies: 2
Views: 1392

Re: Varnish puddle

Thanks Randy ... That was a huge help. I just removed puddle tonight. I'm glad I caught it fast and acted quickly. The varnish had been on for about 24 hours. First, I scrapped it off using the same scrapper I used to level the cedar strips on the inside of the canoe. Then I took a rag with mineral ...
by mjabbott
Wed Jun 24, 2015 2:31 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Varnish puddle
Replies: 2
Views: 1392

Varnish puddle

I just put on the first coat of varnish on the inside of the canoe and I have two varnish puddles, one in the bow and stern, probably about 12" long, 1" wide, so i'm guessing they are 1/16" or so deep. Right now the varnish is dry to the touch on the sides, but the puddles are soft an...
by mjabbott
Wed Jun 24, 2015 2:10 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Finishing the inside hull - mix of weave and smooth areas
Replies: 6
Views: 3202

Re: Finishing the inside hull - mix of weave and smooth area

Thanks everyone for the advice! Just in case someone else searches for this, here is what I did. I followed the advice of putting down 2 coats of epoxy to completely fill the weave. Then I sanded it all out. Yes, this was more work than just sanding the one coat of epoxy, but it gave me a beautiful ...
by mjabbott
Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:58 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Finishing the inside hull - mix of weave and smooth areas
Replies: 6
Views: 3202

Re: Finishing the inside hull - mix of weave and smooth area

First - Thank you! for the quick response! In an early project someone told me to use the two coats of high gloss (for UV protection), then the matte finish and I had great luck with that approach. Since i already have 2 coats of epoxy on the hull, I'm going to sand it - in a few weeks - and try the...
by mjabbott
Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:39 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Finishing the inside hull - mix of weave and smooth areas
Replies: 6
Views: 3202

Finishing the inside hull - mix of weave and smooth areas

Looking for some advice - After glassing the inside hull and fixing some runs by scraping, I'm left with a hull that has a mix of weave (which is what I had wanted) and smooth areas (where I had to scrape the runs). I plan on finishing the inside with a matte varnish, to minimize glare and maximize ...