Posted by JimM on August 06, 2002 at 06:00:06:
In Reply to: varnishing redwood posted by dean on August 05, 2002 at 14:26:11:
With Teak, I believe you wipe it down with acetone first to remove natural oils. Not sure, but may also apply to redwood. I never heard of the problem with strip-built canoes and such, but maybe epoxy sticks ok while varnish doesn't?