[Public-list] Varnish Removal ?

[C.B. Currier]

I have found that a heat gun and scraper - together - are the best
combination. You should be able to get right down to wood. You really do
not need to go any farther as you do not want to spend your time
saturating the wood to bond properly with the varnish. Your bond will
nicely adhere to the freshly exposed varnish / wood combination --- though
do not forget to do a quick sanding over all to ensure you remove all
loose debris and provide some additional surface area. Follow the 7 coat
process with the first 2 being slightly thinned as per the varnish
instructions.


With the heat gun you will finish this job quickly on an Alberg 30. I did
this last year and 2 years prior to this ... it works wonderfully. I had
to redo the entire job last year doue to poor quality varnish. I have now
switched to epifanes. I inspected Infinity's wood last saturday and have
found it to be in very nice shape.

Good Luck!

-- 
C.B. Currier
Infinity #57
Daybreak #458



Elaine and Brian Timmins wrote:
> Dan,
>   Thanks for the input. On fiberglass or wood the remover is working on
> the
> paint or varnish not the substrate. It's good to hear positive reports
> about
> it removing paint. From everything I've learned about old varnish removal,
> from several lists I asked, I've decided to try heat and scrapers first
> with
> a follow up using the franmar remover (if necessary). I'm not looking
> forward to this project since my boat is still a mess from some over
> winter
> rip out, replace, refinish interior flooring project I've been doing. The
> start of the season is fast approaching and I've got way more work to do
> than I have time to do it.
>   Thanks for the input,
> Brian    s/v Calico Jack      LF39PH#66    ex#497
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dan walker" <dsailormon at yahoo.com>
> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 12:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-list] Varnish Removal ?
>
>
>> guess i should have re read your message... i used it on the hull, not
>> wood
>>  dan
>>
>> dan walker <dsailormon at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>  brian,
>> sorry i took so long to respond. i had to find the bottle to check the
>> name. i have used the franmar. i liked it since it confined the crud. no
>> particles in the air from sanding. (although this time i plan to sand
>> because one of the indianapolis alberg association members has a neat
>> water partical collection unit i plan to borrow)
>> i used lots of newspaper to catch the gunk. i thought it worked well. it
>> was five years ago so the memory is not fresh. do read the label. it
>> seems
>> u cannot leave on more than 18 hours or some such because it will melt
>> the
>> fiberglass. think i had that problem on my rudder....had to go to a
>> wedding or something, wrapped plasict wrap around area being stripped,
>> left on too long. had to learn about fiberglassing.
>> dan
>>
>> Elaine and Brian Timmins wrote:
>> Has any one on this list tried the Franmar Soy based "Soy Strip" marine
>> paint remover or their "Soy Gel" paint remover? Any comments, likes, or
>> dislikes? I'm thinking of using one of these products to remove the
>> deteriorating varnish finish on my interior teak in preparation for
>> refinishing.
>> Thanks for any comments,
>> Brian ex#497
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