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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Boat Builders and Repair :: Refinishing gunwales
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| mirth |
Thought a post here would get more eyeballs than in the lesser traveled canoe forum.... Recently picked up a Spirit II w/all wood trim. She was built in 98 and it looks like the original owner took pretty decent care of it. The people I bought it from, the 2nd owners, I'm not sure what level of care they gave to the wood. The undersides of the outwales especially have patches where the varnish (I assume) is peeling away from the wood. I want to refinish them sometime this year, possibly as late as next fall but it really depends on available time & how long it will take to do it nicely. This is my only canoe so I would rather not be out of commission on it for a few weeks while I try to find the time to finish the job. What's the best way to go about removing the existing finish? Should I use some kind of stripping solvent? Low grit paper by hand? Power hand held sander? Once I'm down to bare wood I was thinking of using minwax spar urethane. I know there are many options out there & I'd love to hear people's thoughts. |
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| Cedarboy |
I use Watco Exterior oil finish on all my wood gunwales and wood seats and thwarts and yolk. Watco exterior is hard to find, none of the majors carry it just the regular Watco. I get mine from Northwest canoe in StPaul. CB |
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| Cedarboy |
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