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Re: Material: Varnish *LINK*
By:Glen Smith
Date: 2/27/2008, 3:59 pm
In Response To: Material: Varnish (Nicholas Harris)

I have seen it take up to 3 days for the first coat to dry in a shop at 20 degrees. At just 14 degrees it might take a few more days. I would try to increase the shop temperature for a day or two and see what happens. Subsequent coats have always dried in the normal time period but again that is in a 20 degree shop. Go to the Epifanes website and click on "Advice" then click on "Common Problems" for further information.

Glen in Baie-St-Paul.

http://www.epifanes.com/eadvice.htm

Messages In This Thread

Material: Varnish
Nicholas Harris -- 2/27/2008, 3:33 pm
Varnish drying
Jay Babina -- 2/29/2008, 4:13 pm
Re: Material: Varnish
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/28/2008, 8:43 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/28/2008, 6:33 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 2/28/2008, 9:30 am
It IS drying--in the way varnish dries
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/27/2008, 11:39 pm
Varnish doesn't "dry", it "cures"
Brian Nystrom -- 2/28/2008, 9:30 am
Re: Material: Varnish *LINK*
Glen Smith -- 2/27/2008, 3:59 pm
Re: Material: Varnish
John Monroe -- 2/28/2008, 5:59 am
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Mike Scarborough -- 2/27/2008, 4:31 pm