Posted by John Fyke on 05/18/10 - 3:15 PM
#30
Finnegan wrote:
I have four varnished Outrages, that most people think look pretty good, expecially the varnish work.
I STRONGLY recommend against Interlux Schooner varnish. I don't like it and think it is one of the poorer products on the market. It quickly loses it's gloss, and does not hold up well or brush out well. I have had bad luck with it and will never use it again. MY boating territory icludes both the Great Lakes and South Florida.
I use Z-Spar FLAGSHIP varnish exclusively for it's darker tone and superior UV resistance. I don't like Epifanes either. It looks glossy at first, but dulls out quickly.
The reason I was going to use Interlux Schooner is because I talked to Mike at Nautical Lumber and that's what he has on some of the finished parts I got from him. I wanted it to look the same. Have you tried the Schooner Gold? I was also planning on spraying not brushing.