Restoring Chris-Craft Boats to their Original Beauty
Now that I have the varnish applied on the top surface and it’s nice and smooth, it’s time to start the stripes. This takes six or seven rolls of tape. It also takes two days to apply. It’s a lot of fun keeping it straight. The top of the boat is contoured from front to back, so, that means it’s …
Now that I have 10 coats of varnish on the boat, it’s really starting to show the depth that I’m trying to get out of the woods. It’s really getting that mirror effect… it’s hard to describe. You will have to see it sometime. It is pretty amazing. It definitely shows the beauty of the grain of the mahogany wood. …
Every time I give the boat a coat of varnish, I have to wait at least 12 hours for it to cure. Then I can lightly sand it with 220 grit, which usually takes me about four to six hours on a boat this size. There is anywhere from eight to 12 coats of varnish on a boat. A lot …
In this picture, you can see how the varnish really does make the grain and the color just jump off the wood. It’s just beautiful…that’s all I can say. I definitely need to get better lighting in my shop, but you can really start to see the definition of the wood and grain. It’s starting to show its true …