I skipped the varnish and the epoxy and used Cetol. I would never use epoxy on any exterior wood that you can't cover. If you can cover it, you don't need epoxy. One ding in the epoxy finish and you are pretty much guaranteed to have to wood them down and start over.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 13:14, Steven A. Demore via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Another 2 cents. I would use penetrating epoxy on them. It soaks into > the wood and seals everything (not to mention looks exceptional). Since > the epoxy isn't UV protected, cover it with 3 or 4 coats of varnish. You > may have to clean and reapply the varnish as usual, but the penetrating > epoxy will last for life and keep the wood sealed. > > Steve > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Stus-List Epoxy or not. > From: Bev Parslow <bparslo...@yahoo.ca> > Date: Mon, February 18, 2019 6:30 pm > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Just doing the teak handrails. They are coming up quite well BUT do I > epoxy and then 3-4 coats of varnish or just put the varnish on an skip the > epoxy? > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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