"DSK" wrote:
Seahag wrote:
I sand the wood to 220 grit and apply 3 coats as per lable.

One of the benefits of Cetol is that you don't have to wait as long
between coats, right? This year we're using a new varnish that can also
be applied over a wet coat.

24 hours..next day like.


We started out using 80 grit to take of the DPO's layer of polyurethane
(now that ought to be a criminal offense)

hahaha...I've started with 24 grit on bad teak. Ya know, after the jerks
use a brush or pressure washer.

Then 150 to smooth it; both
with power sander. Then the first couple of coats of sealer/primer went
on, hand sanding (using a block on much of it) with 180 grit then 220.
By this time it's actually going pretty well since you feel like you're
making progress. The worst part is the initial sanding, takes forever
and you feel like you're accomplishing nothing.

After 5 or 6 coats of sealer/primer, we switched to real varnish and 400
grit wet/dry. The wood was totally sealed at this point and already
looking gorgeous. 3 or 4 more coats sanding with 400 then 600 grit &
soapy water. The last 2 or 3 coats went on with this new 'Jet-Dry'
stuff. Some of it is not really mirror smooth but it still looks good.

On the 5 th coat try laying the varnish on across the grain and tipping it
out with the grain. Lightly 220 it a few days later. lay on a 'normal'
coat. Let that dry real good and then sand the whole thing down until it's
all powder white. Wash with soap and water and then get serious. You will
have exposed wood, but the low bits are filled. I really enjoyed varnishing
Lahaina, bitch had some amazing wood.

Dang...I'm tired just reliving some of it!

Seahag