Refinishing Tips Sought

[Mike Black]

There is no finish yet. Those are just pictures after scraping the stain off the binding last night. It "will have" a Spirit Varnish finish with a French Polish top coat.

[Marty Jacobson]

Mike, do you mind sharing what type of varnish you use? Do you make your own or do you use one of the common premixed varnishes?

[Mike Black]

Mike, do you mind sharing what type of varnish you use? Do you make your own or do you use one of the common premixed varnishes?

I do not mix my own. I have been using the KTM Spar Varnish with very good results for awhile now. It's been suggested to me to also start trying the Epifanes Spar Varnish.

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KTM Spar Varnish is a spirit varnish?

[Mike Black]

KTM Spar Varnish

[sunburst]

OK. I'd say that is a waterborne, long oil, urethane resin varnish. (An oil varnish as I would understand it.)

[Ron McMillan]

Sorry, but talk of sullying an instrument's historic significance is irrelevant when the instrument comes already scraped back to the wood. The task then becomes refinishing it in a tasteful way that meets with the approval of the new owner - the only person who matters in this equation.

Well done for giving it to Mike, and great job Mike Black.


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[Pete Jenner]

OK. I'd say that is a waterborne, long oil, urethane resin varnish. (An oil varnish as I would understand it.)

Can you say that quickly?

[Marty Jacobson]

Thanks, Mike.