[C320-list] Catalina 320; interior varnish refinish

[Graeme Clark]

The colour difference is 100% due to water based vs solvent!
I have refinished most of my interior woodwork using a water based exterior satin varnish and it stays the same (in my opinion, pleasing) light colour
I previously used a solvent based varnish on the companionway steps (thinking it needed to be tougher) and the wood is much darker. After that I experimented on some scrap wood and discovered the different effects
I just made a cockpit table and have done the best of both worlds. I sealed the table initially with water based which keeps the light colour and have then used Epifanes solvent based  on top to get a good hard wearing surface 
Graeme
#366, 1996

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> On 2 Jun 2018, at 21:33, mmellon at cruzio.com wrote:
> 
> Can someone provide some guidance on refinishing of the teak trim strips
> under the portlights on both starboard and port sides?  I had some
> varnish damage due to a leaking portlight gasket.  I sanded the area and
> then attempted to re-varnish using a clear satin varnish (Behr first,
> then Defthane).  In both cases, the wood came out considerably darker in
> the revarnished area. 
> 
> I'm not sure if the Catalina factory used a sealer before the varnish or
> not.  While I am not using the water-based Target Coatings varnish the
> factory reportedly uses, I would not expect such a difference in color. 
> 
> Any suggestions? 
> 
> Thanks. 
> 
> Mike Mellon, LaVida 1996 #324