Choosing a suitable Varnish

[wchevron]

i hate to hijack the thread but can a polyeurthane be used on interior finishes. all of the interior teak on my boat is a stained mahogany color. when the wood in the galley gets wet, it either gets water marks or if you lay a damp towel on it, some of the stain gets absorbed by the towel. i was thinking of polyeurethaning the galley woodwork.

[svOhJoy]

This is starting to sound like an Epifanes stockholder's meeting, but I've always been highly pleased with their varnish, ease of application and longevity of the clear gloss. I've been most successful with starting at bare wood, building up 10 - 12 coats, with 2 - 3 new coats every spring -- I get about 10 years between stripping this way. (But it is absolutely necessary to follow the instructions to the letter.)

Interior-wise, I'd recommend Epifanes again. I recently took the teak hatch trim down to bare wood on all 6 hatches on our Mason 44 and built it back up with 6 coats of clear gloss and 2 of matte. Looks terrific and matches the exemplary finish on the rest of the interior teak.

Oh yeah, I used to be a die-hard Chinese bristle brusher. But I've converted fully to foam brushes. Much easier. Much faster. Much cheaper.

[Freesail99]

Oh yeah, I used to be a die-hard Chinese bristle brush. But I've converted fully to foam brushes. Much easier. Much faster. Much cheaper.

I like the foam brushes myself but find they don't go far and start to fall apart quickly.

[svOhJoy]

The cheaper foam brushes do fall apart. Especially the ones with the plastic handles -- but that could just be my imagination. I go for the wooden handles and toss them as soon as they start to go saggy. (My wife has suggested that she intends to hold me to the same standard. Damn it.)