: I'm curious as to exactly which Varathane products are givine people
: problems. There is a fairly wide range of materials which have the
: Varathane name on them, and those I've used have been great products.
: Mostly I've used the oil-based stuff, though.

: So what is the exact name on the can of the stuff that is not working well?
: They have a variety of water-borne urethane coatings which are designed for
: interior use, and a couple of spar varnishes--their premium spar varnish
: and their Diamond spar varnish. The Diamond Spar is waterborne and
: designed for exterior use, they say. Is that the exact one which people
: are unhappy with? The premium spar urethane is oil based. Are there any
: problems with that?

: Just wondering

: PGJ

Overall the reasons professionals use the water based finishes is the goverment requires low VOC's in finishes for professional use. No one I've ever talked to professionally would use them otherwise, there are just too many problems with them still, even for cars, let alone boats.

(prior to water based automotive paints when did you ever see a car with the finish peeling? See it all the time now.)

Bill H.