Crazing Varnish - help!

[Kira]

I have been patiently (and successfully until now!) refinishing a 20 foot long timber step in our living room with Bondall Marine Grade Varnish - Monocel Gold Gloss. But now on my third and final coat, it has started puckering & crazing as it dries and has also lost it's gloss in some spots.

I have waited 24 hours between coats, lightly sanded & cleaned each time, and my only guess is I didn't rinse the turps from the brushes enough before this last coat?

Does anyone know why this has happened, but more importantly what can I do now??? The thought of sanding it all back again is heartbreaking!!!!

many thanks, Kira :confused:

[Theva]

Kira,

It sounds like the undercoats are not dry enough; it's a bit cold in this part of the world affecting drying times. Hope you washed brush in fresh turps.

I have not used that brand of finish, so no comments on how to fix it.

Some sanding / removal of coating will be required.

Good luck.

Regards,

Theva

[Kira]

Thank you Theva for replying - although I was hoping for a easier solution! I have read on some websites that putting another layer of varnish straight on top of the crazing might dissolve it - but this was for French Polishing / Decoupage which might be completely different.

I did use clean turps, but maybe you're right - it was much colder the night of the third coat.

Any other easier solutions out there?

[sailor]

Kira,

I own a yacht that has lots of teak that i varnish using marine grade varnish.
It is traditionally a late spring job on boats as the cold will cause the type of problem you are having.
My suggestion would be to sand back a little and see if the crazing is just in the last coat ( probably) then warm the house up with the heater and apply another coat ( several coats really make it glow)

Regards

Steve

[Theva]

Kira,

The product you used is poly based, not easy to dissolve it with anything. As per Sailor, light sanding and hope for the best.

I applied some other coating on Friday which is suppose to be dry in two to four hours. It took a whole day to dry out. So, make allowance for extended drying time.

Regards,

Theva