Kayak Varnish Issue

**Wookie82** · 3rd February 2013, 01:37 PM

Hi All,

I am varnishing my One Ocean Kayak Cirrus and am getting little dimples spots in the varnish finish, does anyone know what is the cause of it? I am using Feast Watson Marine Spar Varnish. After each coat its wet sanded with 360 grit and then washed, dried vacuumed and then wiped over with a tack rag. I am thinking its the tack rag leaving something on the surface? But I really have no idea as this is my first major varnish job.

Thank you for any help,
Mike

**b.o.a.t.** · 3rd February 2013, 02:39 PM

What's under the varnish ? Epoxy/glass ?
And if so, what brand ?
cheers
Alan

**Wookie82** · 3rd February 2013, 02:57 PM

Yes, Epoxy/Glass is under and the brand is Bote-Cote - using Non-Yellowing Hardner.

Cheers,
Mike

**b.o.a.t.** · 4th February 2013, 03:21 AM

hmmmmmm....
the dimples says surface contamination, as in amine blush.
the brand is non blushing (or so sayeth the label).
the prep effort is top-notch.
the crows say ....

Sand & do it again ?

sorry. haven't had the problem, but don't use the NY formulation, just the regular BoteCote.
regards
Alan J

**Wookie82** · 4th February 2013, 08:31 PM

Thanks for your help Alan, I have sanded it all back to epoxy.

**PAR** · 6th February 2013, 12:14 PM

Fish eyes can be any type of offending contamination. There's a lot of things to look for, including the sand paper you where using. Some have popped, suggesting a vapor was escaping, though surface tension also may have caused this too.

Tack rags generally don't leave anything, was it a home made tack rag?

**Wookie82** · 6th February 2013, 05:07 PM

Thanks for your response PAR, no it was not a home made tack rag. I ended up doing the boat with Aquacote and love the look way more and the finish is great!

**b.o.a.t.** · 8th February 2013, 02:28 AM

Pics !!

**BDDFC** · 8th February 2013, 01:13 PM

That is what it looks like to me. You will need to sand it all the way down and
wipe it with a solvent and start over. I use thin super glue and fill the eyes and sand light and paint again and it work for me. I use dupont clear coat auto finish but I am not sure about varnish.

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