FORUM
Forum Navigation
How far to sand back?
#1 · 31st October 2026, 3:36 pm
I have started my project and taken out the rot but as I sand back there are all sorts of different colours and I hadn’t intended to revarnish the whole cabin so I don’t know what I should do. If I fill the rot area with epoxy, will that add yet another colour?? I’ve added 2 photos - on showing the sanded area and 1 showing the undamaged original varnish which I was only going to give a light sanding to. Any suggestions??
Uploaded files:
#2 · 2nd November 2026, 1:30 pm
Id probably be inclined to strip the whole side back. Blending in a colour match there will be difficult to make it look nice, almost impossible to make it un noticeable. I'd say given the work you will have to do in repairing the rot I'd work through the whole side from bare wood back up.