spar varnish

If Brillo strands coated with spar varnish could be called hair.

Q. Many years ago, I used spar varnish to refinish several antiques.

A light sanding is preferred before 3 coats of spar varnish is applied.

Spar varnish is the preferred waterproofing for traditional snowshoes.

Spar varnish was originally developed for coating the spars of sailing ships.

Do not use marine spar varnish; it does not dry hard and will stick to clothing in warm weather.

Better grades of spar varnish have substantially higher amounts of uv-absorbers added.

Spar varnish is a short oil varnish, used for added flexibility and elasticity.

In modern times, 'spar varnish' has become a genericised term for any outdoor varnish.

Spar varnishes are thus not necessarily the best choice for outdoor woodwork which does not need to bend in service.

Only relatively recently have spar varnishes been available that can offer both effective elasticity and UV-resistance.

Spar varnish is a typical long varnish.

It seemed as if all the butlers of his generation had gone to the same school where ante-bellum charm was applied to them like spar varnish.

The outside of the stock had been treated to twelve coats of marine spar varnish, insuring that it would not warp when the humidity changed.

But why, in this "Candide" world of American summers, does a sense of loss seem to run as thick as drying spar varnish over the good times?

Neoprene/nylon decks also displayed superior water resistance, neither stretching as rawhide will when wet nor requiring annual treatment with spar varnish, features that were immediately appreciated.

Spar varnish (also called marine varnish) was originally intended for use on ship or boat spars, to protect the timber from the effects of sea and weather.

As he laid out brushes and cans of spar varnish, Matt described briefly the events from the time Leigh's trailer hitch snapped to the explosion of Reenie's car.

Even after more modern synthetic resins did become resistant, a true spar varnish maintained its elasticity above other virtues, even if this required a compromise in its UV-resistance.

Despite this, the widespread perception of "marine products" as "tough" led to domestic outdoor varnishes being branded as "Spar varnish" and sold on the virtue of their weather- and UV-resistance.

However, with the development of improved UV-absorbers and filters in the chemical composition of the various marine varnishes (spar varnish, polyurethane, or linear polyurethane), this work is not as intensive as it once was.

Spar varnish was a 'short oil' varnish, where a small proportion of a finishing oil, universally boiled linseed oil, was added to a majority proportion of varnish (see Danish oil for a 'long oil' finish).

The dramatic possibilities of their troubled odysseys, which declined from comedy to tragedy and finally farce, are not lost on Alder, a Northwestern University historian whose deft writing style gleams like spar varnish atop a stout deck of extensive research.

UV-absorbers are added to polyurethane and other varnishes (e.g. spar varnish) to work against UV damage but are decreasingly effective over the course of 2-4 years, depending on the quantity and quality of UV-absorbers added, as well as the severity and duration of sun exposure.