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Re: Material: Varnish all surfaces or only exposed
By:Mike Scarborough
Date: 11/19/2003, 8:48 am

Varnish the areas that sunlight normally hits. I wouldn't varnish the inside of hatch or the underside of the deck unless it was for esthetic reasons. UV degradation is a slooow process.

Mike Scarborough
Friendship Kayak

Messages In This Thread

Material: Varnish all surfaces or only exposed ones?
pikabike -- 11/18/2003, 11:56 pm
Re: Material: Varnish all surfaces or only exposed
Mike and Rikki -- 11/22/2003, 3:34 pm
Re: Material: Varnish all surfaces or only exposed
Mike Scarborough -- 11/19/2003, 8:48 am