[VAC] Re: Tung oil - how about spar varnish?

[RJ Dial <rj.dial@xxxxxxx>]

Hey Toby,

You might want to try it on some scrap veneer and vsion it in the 
trailer first.  Spar varnish has a thick glossy look to it, and when it 
starts to fail, it gets a cloudy look.  
The oil finish that Airstream used was by choice, in that dings, scrapes 
& scratches are easily touched up with a wipe of the finish.  Same 
with rejuvenating it down the road.  Varnish, Lacquers & Polys 
pretty much all have to be stripped and reapplied - oil doesn't.

From a visual standpoint, oil finishes have a warm soft look, and 
water beads up rather well.

Just something to consider....

RJ
'65 Caravel