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Just applied my last coat of scooner varnish on my WD12H . It looks like a little dust has made it aboard . Could I give the finish a final buffing? Is it necessary ? And how would it be done ?
3 replies:
RE: Varnish Buffing
you can certainly buff those bits of dust out. With all my preparation moving the kayak to the basement, vacuuming and mopping, I still ended up with some dust particles. But after 6 months of use, the dust specks have been replaced with scuffs from paddle float re-entry practice, the cockpit coaming is getting pretty dinged up and the bottom is really scratched and scruffed. So, I'm resigned to a yearly varnish touch-up and probably a bottom recoat. I agree with dave10990, unless you're building a show boat, don't worry about it. Once you get it into the water, you'll never see those offending dust particles again. Dave
RE: Varnish Buffing
Automotive rubbing compound works. Try different application materials[cotton, cheese cloth etc.] and do it by hand. Wax can also be applied & buffed out however it could potentially mess with touch-up coats in the future.
Lew
RE: Varnish Buffing
» Submitted by dave10990 - Tue, 6/26/12 » 8:37 PM
I agonize over my varnish work, I have a larger sailboat with a fair amount of brightwork on it. Varnishing my SW sport Hybrid, I know every spec of dust, brush stroke, heavy spots, etc. They all went away when I started using it. I think, unless it is going in a museum or a show, it is unimportant to have a little dust. Enjoy what you did, and learn to accept the compliments that you will get, gracefully