This is the first layer, I've used this varnish a few times (it's nononsense marine varnish) and it's been very good. Last night I did put a layer on about 2am and this morning this is what it looks like. It's on pine which was sanded down to 240 grit yesterday and bushed off so there was no dust on the piece (once again all very normal). So this picture was taken 5 hours after application.
The only difference was that last night I found I have a reaction to white spirit, previously I have used purple brush cleaners (the brush was clean, and even so this is where about 4 brush blobs of varnish in e.g. I blob it on / spread it out so any reaction I would have thought would have been on the first area to be painted), and so I opened the doors and windows completely as I couldn't breathe. I don't think it was exceptionally cold last night, but this is the only time I've seen it go white although I have seen quick drying varnish white upon application. The only thing I can think of is that it got colder in the room and something has happened, the varnish does appear quite dry I've just see a fly land on it.
Varnish gone white.
On pine, varnish is white and cracking, coated about 5 hours ago.
The only difference was that last night I found I have a reaction to white spirit, previously I have used purple brush cleaners (the brush was clean, and even so this is where about 4 brush blobs of varnish in e.g. I blob it on / spread it out so any reaction I would have thought would have been on the first area to be painted), and so I opened the doors and windows completely as I couldn't breathe. I don't think it was exceptionally cold last night, but this is the only time I've seen it go white although I have seen quick drying varnish white upon application. The only thing I can think of is that it got colder in the room and something has happened, the varnish does appear quite dry I've just see a fly land on it.