The Reverend Natural Light wrote:
On Apr 27, 10:26 am, "Not@home" wrote:
Further, every varnish I have seen
in many years requires multiple coats (at least two, often as many as
eight), and it sounds like most of the posters here are trying to get by
with a single coat.


I used at least eight thick coats of spar varnish. After the first
few, I'd just pour it on the work it around with a brush. Still
yellowed and peeled within months.

I won't deny that some of the older varnishes did yellow, but modern
ones do not, unless they are designed to.

Your technique appears to be somewhat lacking. You clearly forgot to
sand between coats, and pouring thick coats of varnish is a recipe for
failure. One can easily understand why so many applications succeed,
while your's fails. But I still think varnish is not an appropriate
external finish for a home, other than those few locations, such as a
door, where it can be properly applied and maintained.


-rev