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by XQSME
Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:58 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Varnishing and so on
Replies: 18
Views: 19684

Re: Varnishing and so on

Thankyou all - great tips and a fantastic picture...

It will be a while as I want to sail as far as possible in to the winter and then wait for a little warmth to varnish but I will post pics when done
by XQSME
Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:31 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Lovely looking white sails...I don't have 'em
Replies: 5
Views: 6196

Lovely looking white sails...I don't have 'em

What would you say is an effective and low cost method of restoring / cleaning my old sails at home at the end of this season??
by XQSME
Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:06 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Varnishing and so on
Replies: 18
Views: 19684

Varnishing and so on

I am keen to restore my 1969 Alb to a beautiful glassy varnished finish and have been researching as much as I can on the CVRDA website, when you remove old varnish which has been applied with thinners, you don't really ever see any evidence of the thinned varnish penetrating the wood to provide pro...