Varnishing spars & rudder

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Varnishing spars & rudder

Postby varuna on Wed May 10, 2017 8:44 am

Hi all,

Once you waterproofed with 2 coats epoxy, did you sand the spars before varnishing? Can you give more details on the varnishing process for spars, rudder cheeks, etc?

Also, what paint did you guys use on the rudder (below the waterline)?

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Re: Varnishing spars & rudder

Postby Shudoman on Wed May 10, 2017 12:06 pm

After the epoxy coats on the spar did a light sanding down to 300. Be careful not to sand through the epoxy on the corners (sanding sponge works good here). Then varnish to the level of finish that you wish (at the very least 3 coats). I used the same bottom paint as called out in the manual on the bottom of the rudder (Trilux 33).

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Re: Varnishing spars & rudder

Postby ddemasie on Thu May 18, 2017 3:01 pm

I did a similar operation -

2 coats of epoxy, sanded down to about 150 grit, then 4 coats of spar varnish - after each of the first 2 coats of varnish, I lightly sanded with 200 grit paper, but mostly just to smooth out any drips where the varnish was put on too thick and pooled or ran. basically I tried to put the varnish on in as thin coats as I could. I only used 1 pass of 000 grit steel wool between the 3rd and 4th coats of varnish for my final finish.

It came out fantastic.
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