Date: 6/6/2002, 3:17 pm
Well, I esentially took all the advice offered, and went back over the boat with more mineral spirits, then sanded some more, then buffed it with a Scotch Brite and alchohol. Then I applied the most meticulous coat of epoxy I have yet applied, and she is beautiful today.
After applying the first coat of varnish, I got a rash on my wrist under my watch band. After stripping the varnish with mineral spirits, I got a rash along the inside of my thumb. Putting two and two together, I of course got three: I'm reacting to mineral spirits, or; something else in the varnish, or; something to do with the reaction between latex gloves (which aren't impermeable to mineral spirits) and the solvent. Fortunately, some of the advice I have heeded along the way pertains to the use of chemical respirators, which I wear without fail, and my reaction was merely a minor irritation.
Anyway, that's why I decided to put a coat of epoxy on instead of the urethane varnish. I am in a rush, as I am taking some friends down the Wild and Scenic Missouri River and we leave tomorrow. Upon return, I will probably try some of the water based Varathane varnish and see how me and the boat like it. I'll maybe post a pic later today, I did some veneer work on the deck from front to back, and she is pretty to my eye, at least.
A million thanks to all, more to come as I finish my Coho, which features a much more exotic veneer theme.
Thanks,
Bob
Messages In This Thread
- Seeking: HELP! urethane varnish woes
ootek -- 6/5/2002, 9:10 pm- Re: the Boat Gods smiled
ootek -- 6/6/2002, 3:17 pm- Re:then they chuckled cruelly...
ootek -- 6/8/2002, 11:33 am- Re: the Boat Gods smiled
Greg -- 6/8/2002, 2:13 am - Re: the Boat Gods smiled
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Rob Macks -- 6/6/2002, 7:57 am- Was the old epoxy mixed in wax coated cups? *NM*
John Monroe -- 6/6/2002, 5:58 am- Re: Seeking: HELP! urethane varnish woes
John Monroe -- 6/6/2002, 5:55 am- Re: Seeking: HELP! urethane varnish woes
Craig -- 6/5/2002, 9:54 pm - Re:then they chuckled cruelly...
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