I have a beadboard porch ceiling in good condition, but in need of a fresh finish. It looks like whoever installed it used a marine spar varnish, which is what I plan to use. What is the best way to prepare the surface? Sand off the varnish? Scraping doesn’t look like it would do much good as nothing is flaking.
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No just lightly wipe it down with rag and Lacquer Thinner… then simply reapply the Spar Varnish…
Stripping isn't needed. A light sanding to remove any loose varnish plus increase adhesion and cleaning as Dave mentioned is all that is needed before recoating.