Tee-Cee
Senior Member
Okay,the newly made floats have reached the varnishing stage and its time to decide on what varnish to use; is it to be a matt finish or a nice shiney gloss, or even something between the two??
Does it really matter in the overall plan of things;Will it affect your catches just because a gloss float might catch the sun and possibly put the fish down?
I read Bill Watsons float makers manual where he made the comment "put a matt finish float into water and it looks as shiney as one finished with gloss" or words to that effect...never tried it myself but it may be true..
It could be said that gloss varnish is tougher (I read this somewhere) but I'm not too sure about that!
Personally I fancy finishing my latest selection to a nice matt finish but can't quite make up my mind on what varnish (I'm talking shop bought, off the shelf stuff) might be the one to go for.Obviously it has to withstand some rough handling and not dull the nice flame orange tips too much,which I find tends to happen with matt varnishes!
I suppose a nice 'clear' varnish would be ideal-not a 'yellowy' colour which looks dreadful..
So if anyone has the name of a proven matt varnish that doesn't need anymore than 3/4 coats (anymore would be a waste as my floats are not built to last a lifetime!) i would be very pleased to hear of it!
ps I understand most shop bought floats are matt finished these days so it must be the current trend and who am I to argue with that.....
pps Cost is immaterial !!!
Does it really matter in the overall plan of things;Will it affect your catches just because a gloss float might catch the sun and possibly put the fish down?
I read Bill Watsons float makers manual where he made the comment "put a matt finish float into water and it looks as shiney as one finished with gloss" or words to that effect...never tried it myself but it may be true..
It could be said that gloss varnish is tougher (I read this somewhere) but I'm not too sure about that!
Personally I fancy finishing my latest selection to a nice matt finish but can't quite make up my mind on what varnish (I'm talking shop bought, off the shelf stuff) might be the one to go for.Obviously it has to withstand some rough handling and not dull the nice flame orange tips too much,which I find tends to happen with matt varnishes!
I suppose a nice 'clear' varnish would be ideal-not a 'yellowy' colour which looks dreadful..
So if anyone has the name of a proven matt varnish that doesn't need anymore than 3/4 coats (anymore would be a waste as my floats are not built to last a lifetime!) i would be very pleased to hear of it!
ps I understand most shop bought floats are matt finished these days so it must be the current trend and who am I to argue with that.....
pps Cost is immaterial !!!