two part varnish

[wpsalm]

After months of carefull preperation have finally started revarnishing the interior of my darling and its just not working out .....problem being I live aboard and the varnish is taking to long to become tack free, varnish on in the earlly morning come back in the evening its still sticky, virtually impossible to move around inside the boat without raising a little dust ....all work halted and some will need redoing....so guess I,ll have to use the super expensive 2 part stuff its called Bristol finish looks good in the advert ,but would like to hear from someone with 1st hand experience to coment on application and durability...Thanks

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[ccscott49]

never used it, no intention of ever doing so expensive.

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[Joe_Cole]

Can't help with "Bristol" but I've used Epoxy resin to good effect. A very good, tough finish.

At risk of teaching granny to suck eggs, have you ensured adequate heat and ventilation with your existing varnish?

Joe

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[sailorman]

if your using it on teak suggest one coat 2 pack remainder conventional.
some of your problem may be that if vessel is left shut-up the air becomes "saturated" with solvent & therefore the varnish is unable to dry through lack of fresh air

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[Talbot]

Dont know anything about "Bristol", but I have used SP Ultravar 2000 (another 2 pot varnish) and am delighted with the finish. I did it last march, but cant comment on the drying time as I would put a coat on, then shut up and come back the following day! The finish is superb, better than the original when new. Forced me to touch up a lot of other paintwork to match the finish!

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[wpsalm]

Thanks for help and sugestions....we,re just into the dry season here and I,ve ventilated the boat which did,nt help..so have decided to try the Bristol, and yes it is bloody pricey and though I walk around with a patch on the ass of my trousers nothings to good for my baby.

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[JSB]

Hi, I have used two part varnish to good effect, problem one you have to go back to bare wood, problem two, however well you seal the tin the hardener seems to last only a couple of months when stored. Therefore my advice would be not to buy more than you need for the job in hand.
Regards

John


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