Been varnishing some furniture with what Ronseal call "Clear" varnish
and it's full of brown/orange streaks.

I expected them to dry transparent, but they haven't.

What can one do (other than buying a different product) to stop this
happening again? [I assume the only way to fix this furniture is to
strip it and start over].
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Roland Perry

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Been varnishing some furniture with what Ronseal call "Clear" varnish
and it's full of brown/orange streaks.

Were you meant to stir it before starting?

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"Roland Perry" wrote in message ...
Been varnishing some furniture with what Ronseal call "Clear" varnish and it's full of
brown/orange streaks.

I expected them to dry transparent, but they haven't.

What can one do (other than buying a different product) to stop this happening again?
[I assume the only way to fix this furniture is to strip it and start over].
--
Roland Perry


Having just checked an old tin of Ronseal "Natural Shades"
varnish from the shed - by now it's actually a solid lump
that rattles about - it clearly states on the tin

Application

"Stir well before use"

If you've got streaks, it's unlikely you stirred it very well
if at all.


michael adams

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In message , at 15:22:31 on
Tue, 21 Jul 2015, Tim Streater remarked:
Been varnishing some furniture with what Ronseal call "Clear" varnish
and it's full of brown/orange streaks.

I expected them to dry transparent, but they haven't.

What can one do (other than buying a different product) to stop this
happening again? [I assume the only way to fix this furniture is to
strip it and start over].

You sure it hasn't just brought the grain out?

Yes, it's on top of white paint.
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Roland Perry

On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 2:59:19 PM UTC+1, Roland Perry wrote:
Been varnishing some furniture with what Ronseal call "Clear" varnish
and it's full of brown/orange streaks.

I expected them to dry transparent, but they haven't.

What can one do (other than buying a different product) to stop this
happening again? [I assume the only way to fix this furniture is to
strip it and start over].
--
Roland Perry

Is it water based ? I refuse to use water based finishes because of this problem. (Except I do use a water based sanding sealer because of its quick drying and easy clean up.)

In message , at 15:55:55 on Tue, 21 Jul
2015, michael adams remarked:

"Stir well before use"

If you've got streaks, it's unlikely you stirred it very well
if at all.

That's a possibility, but why is there anything in the pot that isn't
"clear" in the first place?
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Roland Perry

In message , at
08:12:30 on Tue, 21 Jul 2015, fred remarked:
Been varnishing some furniture with what Ronseal call "Clear" varnish
and it's full of brown/orange streaks.

Is it water based ?

Apparently not as they want you to clean the brushes with solvent.

I refuse to use water based finishes because of this problem. (Except I
do use a water based sanding sealer because of its quick drying and easy clean up.)

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Roland Perry

"Roland Perry" wrote in message ...
In message , at 15:55:55 on Tue, 21 Jul 2015, michael adams
remarked:

"Stir well before use"

If you've got streaks, it's unlikely you stirred it very well
if at all.

That's a possibility, but why is there anything in the pot that isn't "clear" in the
first place?
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Roland Perry

There's a difference between "clear" and "colourless".
The opposite of clear being opaque.

All polyurethane lacquers have a yellow tinge - don't ask me
why. Which on wood usually isn't an issue, as it's not obvious.

From memory for a clear and colourless finish (it always used
to be anyway) necessary to faff about with a two part cellulose
lacquer or similar. Which meant using natural bristle or hair
brushes as the thinners melted synthetic brushes.

When steeping PU lacquer/ varnish brushes in a jar of white spirit
prior to washing them, out you'd eventually get a residue
of brown varnish settled at the bottom of the jar.

Oh, and the instructions actually read "stir well before and
during use". What about yours ?


michael adams

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On 2015-07-21, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 15:55:55 on Tue, 21 Jul
2015, michael adams remarked:

"Stir well before use"

If you've got streaks, it's unlikely you stirred it very well
if at all.

That's a possibility, but why is there anything in the pot that isn't
"clear" in the first place?

I've had this problem with polyurethane & similar varnishes --- I
think I mentioned it here before & was advised for such varnishes,
"clear" means something like "as clear as this kind of varnish can be,
but that's not colourless"!

I've used acrylic varnish on top of white paint without any
discoloration, though.

In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:
Been varnishing some furniture with what Ronseal call "Clear" varnish
and it's full of brown/orange streaks.

I expected them to dry transparent, but they haven't.

What can one do (other than buying a different product) to stop this
happening again? [I assume the only way to fix this furniture is to
strip it and start over].


Are you certain it isn't something in the wood being dissolved by the
varnish? Perhaps a wood stain?

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In message , at 17:12:55 on Tue, 21 Jul
2015, "Dave Plowman (News)" remarked:

Are you certain it isn't something in the wood being dissolved by the
varnish? Perhaps a wood stain?

Yes, it has a coat of rather fierce "furniture paint" on top.
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Roland Perry

"Roland Perry" wrote in message ...

In message , at 17:12:55 on Tue, 21 Jul
2015, "Dave Plowman (News)" remarked:

Are you certain it isn't something in the wood being dissolved by the
varnish? Perhaps a wood stain?

Yes, it has a coat of rather fierce "furniture paint" on top.

Just wondering out loud why you're varnishing paint?

In message , at 20:29:00 on Tue, 21 Jul
2015, Richard remarked:
Are you certain it isn't something in the wood being dissolved by the
varnish? Perhaps a wood stain?

Yes, it has a coat of rather fierce "furniture paint" on top.

Just wondering out loud why you're varnishing paint?

So that it's more protected against things placed on it.
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Roland Perry

Or as in some of this stuff, it needs a pretty good stir up before you use
it.
Brian

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In article , Roland Perry
wrote:

Been varnishing some furniture with what Ronseal call "Clear" varnish and
it's full of brown/orange streaks.

I expected them to dry transparent, but they haven't.

What can one do (other than buying a different product) to stop this
happening again? [I assume the only way to fix this furniture is to strip
it and start over].

You sure it hasn't just brought the grain out?

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In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 17:12:55 on Tue, 21 Jul
2015, "Dave Plowman (News)" remarked:

Are you certain it isn't something in the wood being dissolved by the
varnish? Perhaps a wood stain?

Yes, it has a coat of rather fierce "furniture paint" on top.

And it's not that dissolving?

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In message , at 14:53:59 on Wed, 22 Jul
2015, "Dave Plowman (News)" remarked:
Are you certain it isn't something in the wood being dissolved by the
varnish? Perhaps a wood stain?

Yes, it has a coat of rather fierce "furniture paint" on top.

And it's not that dissolving?

No, the "clear" varnish appears to have some brown stuff in it. I'm
going to give it a better stir, and try that.
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Roland Perry