Interior Varnish

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After 20 years the interior woodwork in my Westerly Konsort is in need of rejuvination. I have scraped and sanded back to bare wood and applied Satin Varnish from a well advertised manufacturer. The result is more matt than satin and lacks lustre! Any useful comments/ideas as to preducts and or technique would be much appreciated. Thanks..

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I haven't got there yet but my font of all varnishing knowledge (ccscott49) suggested starting the job off with gloss varnish and finish the last couple of coats with the satin. His advice to use pure turpentine instead of white spirit also totally transformed my varnishing work.

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How many coats of Satin have you put on. Varnish (or Vanish as it really should be called) always seems to need a depth of coats to me to end up with the as advertised finished. I would think you need to lightly sand the surface and apply another coat - and another -and maybe another. Bear in mind inside this will last you another 20 years or a good part of it.



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I've just done some interior varnishing with I*********L Satin Polyurethane Varnish, 3 coats and am quite satisfied. On exterior I put 6 coats of gloss on, but protect the cockpit area with a cover and this lasts 2 years.

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Satin Varnishes should only really be used on the final coat or 2. They do need constant mixing, as there is some form of invisible pigment which gives it the satin look. I had the same trouble until I rang up Blakes. Why can't they write this on the tin i wonder!!!

Chris

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If you don't want to re-varnish apply a couple of coats of Ronseal finishing wax, it will make mat varnish look like a good quality silk finish. or apply another coat of gloss and then use the same finishing wax with fine wire wool.

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The advice with interior varnishing, is to definately build up a number of coats of gloss varnish , suitably thinned with turps, then apply a rubbed effect varnish for the top two coats or so. I always use Epifanes. Incidently, when sanding interior woodwork, take extreme care as some veneers are criminally thin, and tradgedy can never be far away, when armed with a scraper..!!

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A couple of years ago I did the cabin sole with 3 coats gloss and two of satin and was very pleased with the result

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I´ve used D.O saturator coating to good effect. Altho' rather soft, it is easy to repair any damage and with 2-3 coats left to harden and then a further coat gives nice satin finish.

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Thanks to one and all for your replies. Have tried the wax treatment on a locker lid and it has produced the desired effect! Trouble is, I am a long way from the boat during the lay up period and when the weather improves I like to go sailing...perhaps I can tempt the crew with a coat of wax and the promise of a rub down..
Tks to all. TonyP

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