The Blandford Rebuild - Floorboards Painted

Saturday was a pretty productive day.

As mentioned in my previous post, we decided to paint the floorboards white. So on Saturday, with all the sanding and prep work now completed, I started with the arduous task of taping up all the woodwork that wasn’t to be painted white to protect it from any wayward paintbrushes. Once that was done, we laid down a quick layer of primer on the floorboards to ensure that the white paint would adhere properly to the wooden surface.

Primer on the floorboards - no varnish on woodwork

While waiting for the primer to dry, we started on the first layer of varnish for the remainder of the woodwork. I landed up selecting Woodoc 50 – a varnish specifically designed for marine application with a high UVA & UVB filter built in. By the time we had finished the first layer of varnish, the primer had dried and we painted the first coat of white paint on the floorboards.

Primer on the floorboards - 1st coat of varnish on woodwork

Close up of floorboards with primer

The final coat of white paint was applied late Saturday afternoon, so the floorboards are officially done. Sunday afternoon saw a second coat of varnish go on the rest of the woodwork and I now have to wait for that to dry properly before we give the wood a light sanding with some waterpaper and applying the third coat. We might have to go for four coats, but I’ll see how it looks after the third coat has dried. 

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