How Long Does Yacht Varnish Take To Dry?
Yacht varnish was created to be used on yachts, you don’t say! but has since become so popular it is used in a multitude of circumstances.
Yacht varnish is a clear, marine-grade varnish. It is ideal for use on yacht woodwork, doors, gates, fascias, sheds, furniture etc. Can be used over existing paintwork to increase gloss finish and weather resistance.
But how long does it take to dry? Let’s cut the crap and get stuck into that answer.
How Long Does Yacht Varnish Take To Dry?
Yacht varnish commonly takes between 4-6 hours to dry. This can be longer though depending on the brand of varnish used, with some taking up to 24 hours.
Drying Times By Brand
So although I have given you the general outline of how long yacht varnish takes to dry what you really want to know is how long yours will take.
In order to help you out, I have broken down the drying times by brand.
Ronseal Yacht Varnish
Probably the most popular yacht varnish on the market, so let’s start here.
- Dry Time: 4 Hours
- Coat Time: 8 Hours
This is the information straight from Ronseal. So touch dry in four hours and re-coatable in eight hours.
No Nonsense Yacht Varnish
The Screwfix special.
Not as much detailed information is provided here, we just have a dries in time of 16-24 hours.
Barrettine Yacht Varnish
Barrettine actually provides a lot more information for us here, which I love.
- Drying Times: Touch Dry: 6 hours.
- Hard Dry: 24 hours. (Low temperature/high humidity adversely affects drying time.)
- Overcoat Time: 12 hours or overnight.
- Full hardness up to 7 days.
Johnstone’s Trade Heavy Duty Yacht Varnish
A solvent-based long-lasting coating for exterior wood that offers water-resistant protection.
We just have a recoat time of 16-24 hours. No more details are given by the manufacturer, sorry!
