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dfloeter posted 05-09-2003 07:46 AM ET (US)
Hello all, I have a 1964 16' with all woodwork in the middle of refinishing. A past owner so kindly stained everything with dark red mahogany stain "like the old wood power boats" and has caused me to copy his work.
I applied the Z Spar Mahogany Stain/Filler, waited a day and then one coat of varnish. The went went down on Sunday and is still a little gummy, though better every day. On Monday I brought all the parts inside and put them next to our boiler where the temp is always in the 70's and fairly dry. I called the Z Spar tech guy and he said that was normal but I am not sure, want to finish this job and move on. I wonder if anyone else has had this problem over any stain/filler?

dfmcintyre posted 05-09-2003 10:41 AM ET (US)
How old is the can of varnish? Don't assume that it's recent, because you just bought it, it may have been old stock.
I've had varnish take a few days to set up enough to handle.
Probably normal.
Don
DaveNJ posted 05-09-2003 11:39 AM ET (US)
Did you first apply a wood sealer before stain/fill ? If you did, was it compatible with everything else you put down ?
Is your stain/filler the same make as the varnish ?

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Author	Topic: Varnish over Stain still gummy after all these days
dfloeter	posted 05-09-2003 07:46 AM ET (US) Hello all, I have a 1964 16' with all woodwork in the middle of refinishing. A past owner so kindly stained everything with dark red mahogany stain "like the old wood power boats" and has caused me to copy his work. I applied the Z Spar Mahogany Stain/Filler, waited a day and then one coat of varnish. The went went down on Sunday and is still a little gummy, though better every day. On Monday I brought all the parts inside and put them next to our boiler where the temp is always in the 70's and fairly dry. I called the Z Spar tech guy and he said that was normal but I am not sure, want to finish this job and move on. I wonder if anyone else has had this problem over any stain/filler?
dfmcintyre	posted 05-09-2003 10:41 AM ET (US) How old is the can of varnish? Don't assume that it's recent, because you just bought it, it may have been old stock. I've had varnish take a few days to set up enough to handle. Probably normal. Don
DaveNJ	posted 05-09-2003 11:39 AM ET (US) Did you first apply a wood sealer before stain/fill ? If you did, was it compatible with everything else you put down ? Is your stain/filler the same make as the varnish ?