42. Varnish Coat 2

Got 2nd coat of varnish on today. Very weird to scratch coat #1 with a green scotchbrite pad. But important to give the next coat a physical surface to grip. One spot on coat 1 had a small run, this was smoothed out and coat 2 does not show it at all. With 3 coats still to go I cannot believe the deep gloss this baby shows! Ang was instrumental in getting coat 2 this smooth. I applied varnish while she "tipped it out" by gently removing all bubbles and brushing all varnish in a single direction. During the apply apply apply tip out stage you really only have about 1 to 2 minutes work time to get it right. Any mistakes get sanded before next coat. As a team we rolled right through it.

41. Varnish Coat 1

I was very nervous about his step. In post 40 below you can see the final coat of epoxy. The kayak is seaworthy in that state but the epoxy will yellow after long sun exposure. The real final step is the marine varnish. Well I sanded and sanded last weekend to get everything super smooth. This morning I applied the 1st varnish coat. It actually went very well. And the results! AMAZING! I had no idea the results would be this good. As seen in the picture it is completely dry. This is coat 1 of 5. I have to say WOW even at my own work.