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Re: how much does varnish fill
By:Craig Bumgarner
Date: 10/31/2001, 11:45 am
Date: 10/31/2001, 11:45 am
In Response To: how much does varnish fill (Chris Menard)
: while I was doing 150 grit sanding, I noticed some small pits in the epoxy.
: pin head size. Will the several coats of varnish fill these in?
Pin Head sized, i.e. ~ 1/16"? Well, you should probably fill those with some clear epoxy first. Best to get defects taken care of before you start varnishing.
Varnish will fill eventually, but it takes a lot of coats and sometimes a hard sanding around coat #5. Horizontal surfaces fill quicker as the varnish tends to puddle in the low spots. Keep in mind, as well, that gloss of the varnish will tend to hide minor defects like this.
Craig
Messages In This Thread
- how much does varnish fill
Chris Menard -- 10/31/2001, 11:26 am- Re: how much does varnish fill
John Monfoe -- 11/1/2001, 4:53 am- Re: None
Dave Houser -- 10/31/2001, 10:53 pm- It fills enough, but deep coats dry very slowly
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/31/2001, 10:34 pm- Re: how much does varnish fill
Doug K -- 10/31/2001, 12:07 pm- Re: how much does varnish fill
Craig Bumgarner -- 10/31/2001, 11:45 am - Re: None
- Re: how much does varnish fill
