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    HOW TO VARNISH

    Mar 11, 2022 5 minutes
    WORDS COLIN HENWOOD.
    VARNISH GUIDE OVERLEAF BY NIGEL SHARP

    DUST CONTROL

    Ideally, prepare the work in one place, clean it thoroughly, then move it into another (clean) place to apply the varnish. If the piece of work is a whole boat, then clean the boat and its surroundings in situ. Towards the end of the job, a simple polyethene tent over the boat keeps airborne dust at bay. You need a good workshop vacuum with a small brush head to remove most of the dust then a tack cloth to really deal with the fine deposits before applying any coating.

    THE VARNISH

    Golden rule number one: never to dip you brush into that can. NEVER. The material in that can leaves the manufacturers completely clean, so let’s keep it that way. You always

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