Our mahogany dinghy cruiser regularly needs a new coat of varnish in winter. When rolling up, too much varnish is usually applied, which quickly results in unsightly runs or orange peel. To avoid this and to create a beautifully smooth lacquer surface, we sand immediately after rolling. To do this, we simply use a foam brush to smooth out the paint, while the foam absorbs any excess paint.
As the barrel deck alone has quite a large surface area, the foam brush is quickly completely saturated. To squeeze the paint out of the brush, we removed the fur from an old paint roller so that all that was left was a cardboard roll. This makes it very easy to roll out the foam brush on the paint tray without getting your fingers sticky. It then absorbs any excess paint again so that you can continue blending.
Günther Hansen, by e-mail
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