Recent content by NickF1

Thanks so much .. I am trying that on a small section at the moment .... fingers crossed! Nick

Thanks ... is it OK to oil and then varnish?

Thanks so much for your opinion! The door probably had about a week between dipping and the first coat of varnish. The whole external surface is now damaged so I need to sand it all off and start again .... should I leave it to dry in the warm for a few weeks before re-varnishing? Nick

Thanks for the reply. The door was dipped. I prepared with a lot of sanding but no cleaning with white spirit or anything else. I sanded lightly between coats and left between 8 and 48 hours between coats. All door furniture including the letter plate (which is a new one)(but excluding the...

I have recently had my 100 year old teak front doors stripped and I have sanded and treated with ronseal yacht varnish ... six coats. As soon as they were re hung the varnish started to blister and go white where the rain water touched the varnish. The inside of the door is fine except a little...