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Stephen Barry
Reviewed in Italy on February 25, 2025
The best product on the Italian market. Easy to apply and a beautiful finish
Randy H
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2025
Works great, exactly what I needed.
Gary Dieckman
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2024
This product beats anything you'll find in your neighborhood hardware store or HD that masquerades as "Marine Varnish." I've used it on outdoor chairs, tables, handrails and it lasts and lasts. I gave it only a three for ease of use because one does have to follow the instructions for multiple coats. Nevertheless, the long-lasting results are well worth the effort.
Denise Gordin
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2024
I first learned about this product when I meet my husband who at the time lived on his sailboat. When he purchased another sailboat I learned how to use this varnish and it’s the only varnish that is worth it in the finished product if you’re looking for a job done right.Take your time and get at least ten coats on after detailed sanding and cleaning. It will last you a long time.
Julian Lazaro
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2024
The exact varnish you want to use for an authentic 1950-60's Gibson or Fender vintage style gloss finish. This is for serious builders only - you will likely need to wait 36-48 hours per coat before sanding, unless you live in the desert. It will produce that unmistakable glass clear, ultra hard, ultra long lasting UV resistant that will look beautiful 50 years down the line.Tips:You HAVE to thin this with mineral spirits. Otherwise you'll see each paint stroke and have to sand down a lot with each coat.If you're doing a headstock with a waterslide decal, I highly recommend you first set up your base color/stain/coat and then coat that with some clear gloss spray lacquer (like Stewmac sells). Then sand down to smooth with like 1500-3000 sandpaper, just really smooth feeling. Lay down your decal, press down with non-linty (cheap) toilet paper to remove wrinkles and excess water. Allow the waterslide decal to dry for 8 hours. Then begin coating with this varnish, thinned with mineral sprits in very thin coats. Thinner than you'd think, just make sure to cover everything evenly. Allow each coat to dry for at least 24 hours before you even think about touching it. Better to wait 48 hours. Then sand with 3000ish grit sandpaper, and barely sand any edges - they strip really easily.Final coat should be extremely thin and with plenty of mineral spirit to minimize any paintbrush marks.Then, WAIT. Leave it to dry for at minimum a week, ideally a month. At the end of a month this varnish will have hardened to a glass-like consistency. Then buff it out, polish it, and you have a guitar for a lifetime.
André
Reviewed in France on September 10, 2023
sur un bateau en fluvial
Dersichdenwolfsucht
Reviewed in Germany on September 8, 2022
Das ist der beste Bootslack ! Einfach zu verarbeiten und zieht sich fast von selber glatt ! Er bring die natürliche Maserung des Holzes zum Vorschein ist aber nicht zu 100 % klar sondern leicht getönt um den zb Schutz zu gewährleisten!
Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2021
If you are new to exterior varnishing follow the instructions. When they say at least eight coats, they mean it. If you think you know better then don't waste your money on this product, just go and buy cheap stuff and slap on a coat or two. A year later when you have learned your lesson, buy this stuff and do as they say.I gave this product four stars in 2016 with the intention of going back and changing it depending on how long it lasted. Well I'd give it five now. It lasted five years (I should have sanded and top coated each year as instructed and I would not have had to go down to wood again). It looks great, protects the wood very well, and lasts.
marcos sarrio
Reviewed in Spain on November 5, 2020
el paquete llego antes de lo previsto ,todo muy correcto y rapido,volvere a comprar ,compra prefecta
Rachel Wilson
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2015
This is the best outdoor finish. This is a very thick finish that brushes on very easily and quickly builds up a thick protective layer. It has an amber tone from the natural oil in the finish that darkens and highlights the wood giving a very beautiful color. I have tried high quality water based finishes and also used the Epifanes Wood Finish Gloss and this is superior to both.EPIFANES CLEAR VARNISH vs. EPIFANES WOOD FINISH. First of all both Epifanes finishes are far superior to any of the water based finishes which are probably more suitable to be used with a sprayer on anything but a very flat surface. The Epifanes finishes (Wood Finish and Clear Varnish) are much easier to apply by hand than others, but they are NOT the same product. The first thing you notice is that Wood Finish has suspended solids that need to be stirred every time you use the finish. My experience is that the Wood Finish also seems to drip a little easier and dry a little faster than the Clear Vanish which makes it difficult to apply if you are doing something like a chair. I also noticed that the Wood Finish is more difficult to get a flat finish as it tends to follow the grain and imperfections of the wool a little more than the Clear Varnish. The Clear Vanish tends to fill in any perfections and is self leveling. The Clear Varnish is superior in my opinion.THINNING The base solvent for almost all oil based varnishes is Naphtha and Epifanes is no different. The can also says you can use a high quality mineral spirits. The key here is "high quality". Low quality solvent, whether the can says 'paint thinner; 'mineral spirits', or 'naphtha' will have a higher percentage of water, and oil and water don't mix. If you try thinning with the large can of paint thinner or minieral spirits you can get from the big box stores you will not be happy. You can by a smaller can of actual Naphtha from the big box stores, but the percentage of water is still likely to be high. It is frustrating thing to spend $50 on a can of finish and then ruin it by mixing with solvent AND water. The Epifanes Thinner is basically pure naphtha and works great for thinning. I use cheap mineral spirits for cleaning or storing my brushes between coats and make sure it get as much out as possible before applying another coat.
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