Thanks- that's good to know. I'll look for Varithane Marine this spring. On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 8:26 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> We stripped and varnished the 1958 Owens cruiser in 1962 or 3. It was > re-varnished with Varithane marine. about 10 years later it was sanded > and recoated. never peeled. It was mahogany and mahogany plywood. > > My homemade sailboat, however, peeled. It was Varithane, but not marine. > > the paint factory store sold a couple of brands of marine paint (not > their product) and they said to use Varithane marine. > > OK Don via Mercedes wrote on 2/1/19 7:23 PM: > > I finished an outdoors table I made in Minwax spar varnish thinking that > > was the correct finish for something exposed to UV all day, every day, > just > > like a boat. In three years it looks like one of the worst cases of clear > > coat peel you've ever seen. > > My brother-in-law is a merchant marine captain and long time sailor, so I > > asked him what went wrong. He said - nothing, you have to sand and > re-coat > > the wood every year! > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
