Decided to give my aquarium stand one last coat of Spar Urethane to give the
top a nice sheen.

Wouldn't you know when it dried, there are tiny bubbles in the finish. What
the hell caused this? The first four coats did not do this!

It will be under the tank anyway, so I said **** on it. (insert joke here)

On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 04:15:39 GMT, "Bill Stock"
wrote:

Decided to give my aquarium stand one last coat of Spar Urethane to give the
top a nice sheen.

Wouldn't you know when it dried, there are tiny bubbles in the finish. What
the hell caused this? The first four coats did not do this!

It will be under the tank anyway, so I said **** on it. (insert joke here)

After you **** on it, try wet-sanding 600 grit.

Bill.

Not to worry, with all that weight on top of four coats, it'll crack anyway.

"Bill Rogers" wrote in message
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On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 04:15:39 GMT, "Bill Stock"
wrote:

Decided to give my aquarium stand one last coat of Spar Urethane to give
the
top a nice sheen.

Wouldn't you know when it dried, there are tiny bubbles in the finish.
What
the hell caused this? The first four coats did not do this!

It will be under the tank anyway, so I said **** on it. (insert joke
here)

After you **** on it, try wet-sanding 600 grit.

Bill.

On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 13:55:14 -0400, "George" george@least wrote:

Not to worry, with all that weight on top of four coats, it'll crack anyway.


Five. He said the first four were OK.

Bill.

Try again, guys.

He said 'SPAR' . . . if the urethane is formulated like the 'real stuff',
the tank will sink in and STICK.

Ron Magen
Backyard Boatshop

"Bill Rogers" wrote in message
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On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 13:55:14 -0400, "George" george@least wrote:

Not to worry, with all that weight on top of four coats, it'll crack
anyway.


Five. He said the first four were OK.

Bill.

I was thinking that. New somebody had to say it.

"Ron Magen" wrote in message
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Try again, guys.

He said 'SPAR' . . . if the urethane is formulated like the 'real stuff',
the tank will sink in and STICK.

In article .com,
Bill Stock wrote:
Decided to give my aquarium stand one last coat of Spar Urethane to give the
top a nice sheen.

Wouldn't you know when it dried, there are tiny bubbles in the finish. What
the hell caused this?

It was pre-destiny.

The only appropriate support for your fabulous salt-water display, featuring
denizens of the Oahu/Maui/Molokai vicinity is nothing other than:
"The _Don_Ho_ memorial salt-water fish-tank stand"

With that in mind, can you think of a more appropriate "finish"?

"CW" no adddress@spam free.com wrote in message
...
I was thinking that. New somebody had to say it.

"Ron Magen" wrote in message
...
Try again, guys.

He said 'SPAR' . . . if the urethane is formulated like the 'real
stuff',
the tank will sink in and STICK.


I think I stumbled into the knitting group. You guys sound like a bunch of
old hens.

Finish is firm (sanded well between coats), but has a minor bubble issue.
Probably put the last coat on too thick, but it might have been the new tack
cloth (different brand).

"Robert Bonomi" wrote in message
rvers.com...
In article .com,
Bill Stock wrote:
Decided to give my aquarium stand one last coat of Spar Urethane to give
the
top a nice sheen.

Wouldn't you know when it dried, there are tiny bubbles in the finish.
What
the hell caused this?

It was pre-destiny.

The only appropriate support for your fabulous salt-water display,
featuring
denizens of the Oahu/Maui/Molokai vicinity is nothing other than:
"The _Don_Ho_ memorial salt-water fish-tank stand"

With that in mind, can you think of a more appropriate "finish"?

Yep, was it Don Ho who sang "Tiny Bubbles"? Slightly before my time.

In article ble.rogers.com,
Bill Stock wrote:

"Robert Bonomi" wrote in message
ervers.com...
In article .com,
Bill Stock wrote:
Decided to give my aquarium stand one last coat of Spar Urethane to give
the
top a nice sheen.

Wouldn't you know when it dried, there are tiny bubbles in the finish.
What
the hell caused this?

It was pre-destiny.

The only appropriate support for your fabulous salt-water display,
featuring
denizens of the Oahu/Maui/Molokai vicinity is nothing other than:
"The _Don_Ho_ memorial salt-water fish-tank stand"

With that in mind, can you think of a more appropriate "finish"?

Yep, was it Don Ho who sang "Tiny Bubbles"? Slightly before my time.

He closes every show with it. hence the pun on 'finish'.

According to Google ("don ho bubbles", first link) he's _still_ at it, today.
see: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5649218/

You can't tell by putting your hand on it. True spar varnish is intended for
boats. In particular masts. It is flexible (soft) so it won't crack and peel
off when being flexed. This quality makes it quite unsuitable for surfaces
that have something sitting on them. In time, the object will sink into the
finish. A lot of varnishes that are marketed as spar are not these days. You
can hope that you have one of those.

"Bill Stock" wrote in message news:i%P_c.218466
Finish is firm (sanded well between coats), but has a minor bubble issue.
Probably put the last coat on too thick, but it might have been the new
tack
cloth (different brand).