Varnishing wooden oars

[stuartbaggs]

I have some wooden oars that have some bare patches through wear and tear.

What do I need to put on them to make them shiny again? Is bog standard wood varnish ok? Do I need marine varnish or can I just go to homebase and by the cheap stuff?

Many thanks.

 

[burgundyben]

All the old dead varnish needs to come off, right back to bare wood.

First coat 50/50 with white spirit.

Sand with 120 grit lightly to de nib.

Then about 5 neat coats.

Cheapo varnish will be fine.

 

[Bandit]

And to keep them looking nice, rinse them off inf resh water and stow them inside the boat out of the light in the cabin, not a damp locker.