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I put a coat of varnish on headliner seam trims. It is evil to one coat something? I'm tired of everything taking 3-22 passes, in a fairing rut.

fallguy1000 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:04 pm I put a coat of varnish on headliner seam trims. It is evil to one coat something?

Out of the sun? Stop at one!

VT_Jeff wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:36 pm

fallguy1000 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:04 pm I put a coat of varnish on headliner seam trims. It is evil to one coat something?

Out of the sun? Stop at one!

I wanted a blessing and didn't even have to go to church.

Thanks and thanks to God for the forum.

fallguy1000 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:33 pm

VT_Jeff wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:36 pm

fallguy1000 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:04 pm I put a coat of varnish on headliner seam trims. It is evil to one coat something?

Out of the sun? Stop at one!

I wanted a blessing and didn't even have to go to church.

Thanks and thanks to God for the forum.

Go in peace and do not coat again.

VT_Jeff wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:01 am

fallguy1000 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:33 pm

VT_Jeff wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:36 pm

Out of the sun? Stop at one!

I wanted a blessing and didn't even have to go to church.

Thanks and thanks to God for the forum.

Go in peace and do not coat again.

I luv u man.

Always more than happy to talk someone out of applying extra coats of ANYTHING!

Argh..

A few areas of gloss inconsistencies where the varnish soaked in more than others.

Gonna need a 2nd coat tonight.

Rusty can from recycle station. A small revenge on my ever expanding budgetary demands.

The Varnish God got you! Thou must always use two coats.

I bow before the varnish God.

This is two.

Nice work!!!! Jeff

Looks great Fallguy.

Tom

If the purpose of those parts includes looking pretty, it was time well spent adding a second coat.

One coat anything is like sirens calling sailors towards the rocks. It never works out well for either.

I think every CEO of a paint company should be sentenced to paint 10,000 sq/ft of surface with his, so called, one coat paint. If he can do it successfully, he is possessed by the devil and should be burned at the stake. If/when he can't, he will finally learn to stop calling stuff "one coat".

I'd also say "it is very easy to varnish thin strips on a bench". It is very hard to do them overhead against a liner. You need to wear a hat and use a lot of blue tape.

So I've strive for maximum longevity and put on another coat. It's fast to do and costs you only short amount of time for much better long term gain.

When using Spar Varnish on my past projects, I’ve found that three or four thin coats give excellent durability, protection and gloss. Especially if lightly rubbed with 400 grit paper or very fine steel wool before the last coat.