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Just bought a used 17 Chesapeake
Hi,
I want to touch up the varnish on my used CLC 17 Chesapeake. What grade sandpaper (220 grit etc,?) would I use to start. I plan on using Zspar 1015 Captian's varnish. Kayak wood seems in good shape. I would appreciate any help. I don't want to sand too deep, this will be my first venture with a wooden kayak and I just want to do things the right way from the start. Thanks for your thoughts.
6 replies:
RE: Just bought a used 17 Chesapeake
What Howard says with the addition that if the boat only needs new varnish, then just wet sand it with #400 wet & dry paper. Wet sanding will control the dust, be much quieter than a power sander and not have as much danger of cutting through any glass and into the wood when it shouldn't.
If after a complete round of wet sanding it has some deep scratches that the wet sanding didn't get out, then you can locally sand those areas with a coarser grit (and possibly a power sander).
Have fun,
Laszlo
RE: Just bought a used 17 Chesapeake
Hello,
Thank You, Howard and Laszlo. Good information to know before I get started. Sure
don't want to breathe in any harmful stuff either. I appreciate your responses.
Allan B.
RE: Just bought a used 17 Chesapeake
Hello,
Also, how much varnish is usually required on average, for a complete deck and hull touch-up? A quart? half gallon? etc.?
Thanks.
RE: Just bought a used 17 Chesapeake
A quart is more than I ever needed for one CLC boat, and that was starting with bare wood.
Laszlo
RE: Just bought a used 17 Chesapeake
» Submitted by hspira - Wed, 3/18/15 » 9:57 PM
Hi Alan,
welcome to the club. the CLC website, in their shop tips area, has an article on refinishing a kayak http://www.clcboats.com/shoptips/finishing-tips/refinishing.html
that said, i have done it myself more that a couple times with my fleet. a couple ideas to share with you.
best of luck