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Speargun Finishes
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If you had a spray painter you could use two pack acrylic lacquer if not then a two pack polyurethane varnish will work.
You can by 2pack poly varnish from marine chandlers, simply follow instructions & apply as many coats as necessary to get that deep gloss look.
If you want to take it one step further then once the 2pack has fully cured you can then polish with fine rubbing compounds until the finish is ultra clear & shinny.
You can by 2pack poly varnish from marine chandlers, simply follow instructions & apply as many coats as necessary to get that deep gloss look.
If you want to take it one step further then once the 2pack has fully cured you can then polish with fine rubbing compounds until the finish is ultra clear & shinny.
Must say I took foxfishs' advice and used the 2 pack marine poly on some of my builds, certainly a tougher finish than West Epoxy.
Personally I would suggest you get a decent respirator, even brushing this stuff the fumes are really, really scary.
PS should have stated these guns are NOT teak, and so were sealed with 3 coats of penetrating epoxy, then finished with 3 coats of 2 pac poly.
Never built with teak, logistically a bit hard for me to procure quality stock, so I use Australian hardwoods which are plentiful in my area.
Bill makes a good case for oil, less maintainance must be good if you can get away with it!
Personally I would suggest you get a decent respirator, even brushing this stuff the fumes are really, really scary.
PS should have stated these guns are NOT teak, and so were sealed with 3 coats of penetrating epoxy, then finished with 3 coats of 2 pac poly.
Never built with teak, logistically a bit hard for me to procure quality stock, so I use Australian hardwoods which are plentiful in my area.
Bill makes a good case for oil, less maintainance must be good if you can get away with it!
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I think teal oil or Tung oil is the way to go. Spearguns are not supposed to be fine furniture. They get nicked and dinged. If they have a hard finish, then they get water spots under the cracks, and the only way to fix it is to sand off all the finish and start over. With oil, all you have to do it rub on some with a rag every six months or so when it starts to bleach out. And if you get a ding, just rub some oil on.
Its only cosmetic anyway as long as the wood is teak. I've know two different guys who took great pride in the fact that their Riffe guns had never been touched by a drop of oil. They looked like driftwood on the beach, but they still worked just fine.
Its only cosmetic anyway as long as the wood is teak. I've know two different guys who took great pride in the fact that their Riffe guns had never been touched by a drop of oil. They looked like driftwood on the beach, but they still worked just fine.