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Title: help with varnish
Post by: me217 on October 19, 2016, 09:34:54 PM

hey all, I'm currently trying to varnish something i made for the missus and its really frustrating me, i have stained and varnished a cupboard before and it turned out great considering it was brushed.
(https://s26.postimg.org/pw9w805k9/IMAG0047_1.jpg)

now I'm using the exact same stain and varnish, the first coat of varnish went on fine, but the second coat went really wrinkly, so i figured it went on to heavy, so i sanded it back and tried spraying it, i went really light just enough to get a gloss, and it has wrinkled up again, i have been leaving it 24 hours between coats, as per instructions on the tin.

the only thing I've done different this time was when i did the cupboard i didn't sand between coats, this time i did. using 320grit,

Title: Re: help with varnish
Post by: Luke_D on October 20, 2016, 04:58:45 AM

Is it stain and varnish in the same tin or separate?

Title: Re: help with varnish
Post by: me217 on October 20, 2016, 07:23:48 AM

Separate. Stain then wait 24 hours then varnish then 24 hours and varnish and so on.

Title: Re: help with varnish
Post by: Fizzie on October 20, 2016, 07:29:18 AM

Too humid perhaps, so not fully dry?

Maybe leave it a couple of days between coats?

Title: Re: help with varnish
Post by: loanrangie on October 20, 2016, 10:28:14 AM

Are they both the same type of paint, ie acrylic or oil based ?