So I made a mistake I have thinied yacht varnish with water instead of white spirt any idea what this would do I’ve done it to a wood peice over acrylic paint not just on raw wood
#yacht varnish mistake
hoary yarrow
lucid spire
There's a lot of potentially negative outcomes. Trapped water, failed adhesion, etc. I'd scrape it and fix it now as it's only going to get harder.
hoary yarrow
Ok how do I do that
hoary yarrow
There's a lot of potentially negative outcomes. Trapped water, failed adhesion, ...
And is there a way to do it without scraping of the paint underneath
lucid spire
Honestly, not particularly likely.
lucid spire
The outcomes range from bad to catastrophic I'm afraid
I'd guess best case is that the first layer would be cloudy/ugly from the water
Worst case would be the layer failing and taking the new layers with it
lucid spire
That's a very subjective question, but I'm certain that I would not.
hoary yarrow
What about sanding it back
lucid spire
Sanding is an inferior removal method for finish, categorically
it's slower, messier and infinitely harder to do evenly
hoary yarrow
Right ok thx for your feedback
cosmic apex
So, in addition to the water issue, what you've done is put a less flexible interior paint over wood that is going to flex a lot due to being outside, then sandwiched it under a flexible exterior coating. It can cause the paint to fail faster than with nothing on top. Both because of the differential of movements between the substrate and the top coat, but also because it can trap moisture in the paint layer.
If you use a good high-quality paint formulated for the task, properly prepped and applied, you do not need the exterior coat.
hoary yarrow
So what your saying is the paint was a stupid choice to
cosmic apex
I'm saying you will need to refinish it sooner rather than later.
Decent exterior paints are guaranteed for 10 years before flaking. Good exterior paints are guaranteed for 20.
assuming proper prep and application