varnishing oops

[jclays]

Yesterday applied first coat of Captains amber varnish to the new Mahogany trim piece on my transom . Thinned 30% good penetration.
This afternoon sanded with 320 and wiped clean. Applied second coat thinned 10%. Went to clean up and noticed my mistake. I thinned this second coat with denatured alcohol instead of paint thinner. Almost the identical looking can. Flow and appearance was good. Anyone foresee any problems???

[Fitz]

Don't set your coffee cup down next to the thinner...;)

[BrianM]

When I used denatured (thinned) alcohol to clean a varnished surface after sanding, it sometimes gets "rubbery" I'd let the first and second coats cure for a good three days back to "hard", then lightly sand, clean and don't sin again.

This is just a "guess" and I could be completely full of beans.. just being cautious... there, now the zealots can calm down...

[Jay Greer]

Put a red piece of tape on that alcohol can. No harm done other than to you ego. I never go finer than 220 for varnish, stain or otherwise.
Finer than that and the surface tooth is lost, blisters may result.
Jay

[Canoeyawl]

My thoughts exactly - #320 is too fine, no tooth