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Hi Carl, the reason I wondered about colouring the varnish was to get the best of both worlds, colour and varnish coat in one go, rather than paint and varnish. Would the ply / old varnish need to be sealed using shellac before paint or varnish ? If the varnish cant be coloured - what type of...

Hi all, I have some marine ply panels that have been varnished many years ago and coating is now starting to flake and peel off. What is the simplest / most economical way to seal and coat the plywood to give a long lasting finish, without using epoxies or resins etc. I wish to keep away from...

The best way I have found to get a nice smooth surface on ply and stop the grain is to use some car body fill ( u-pol or similar ) and thin it slightly with some polyester resin to the consistency of thick cream, and using a scraper/blade to spread and squeeze it into the fibres and grain of the...