Post #723109 by dtel on Sat, Jul 19, 2014 10:41 PM

To give you an idea of color, the top of the bar in this pic is regular pine that's burned and painted with marine varnish Amber color, no stain.

The Bamboo looking stuff is white PVC with 2 coats of amber shellac.

Can you get that varnish in amber color ?

You asked about how far a quart would cover with the varnish, I thinned it about 50% with mineral sprits and a quart would easily cover it maby more than once. I would thin it if I were you, it goes on easier and thinned gives you a better chance to get it spread even, because it dries fast. Thinned it will also soak in better/further which will protect it better. If you get a two pack like your link you could go over it a lot until you run out and it will really be protected, the stuff is made ot be out in the sun and weather so the more it soaks in the better.

I think it would look great redone, it would have a nice looking color and not dried out looking.

edit; this was gloss spar varnish

top color before

And after, plus PVC with amber shellac

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