We applied two coats of varnish to the finished frame, and like anything else, it always takes longer than initially calculated. Poking in and around the spars with the brush to get at all the wood and such is quite time consuming. You don't want to miss a spot now because repainting is not an option later unless one was to remove the entire skin. We completed the first coat inside since there was a threat of rain, and we would be out on errands afterwards and wouldn't be around to bring the hull back indoors in case the weather changed while we were out.
For the second coat we did it all outside. The difference in drying time was quite striking. The first coat was still tacky after returning from errands, while the second coat must have dried in less than an hour. It could be that the first coat being diluted 10% with paint thinner took longer to dry too. We used polyurethane varnish which is quite durable. In this picture is the craft after the second coat. Gee not too dramatic eh? Canvas will be on next. Since it has to be warm to put on canvas to let it stretch, we will wait until late morning tomorrow and work in the hot sun that is forecasted for then according to http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/caon0485/?ref=wxeyecitypagev2&var1=1073992960.
Should be good.
- Pieter
Interesting---I would have thought diluting with thinner would make it faster to dry, rather than slower.
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