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New Schooner Gold high build, high-gloss varnish replaces traditional Interlux Schooner varnish. Schooner Gold features an optimized blend of premium UV absorbers, HALS and resins to ensure exceptional deep gloss and color retention over the lifetime of the coating.
This high gloss yacht varnish was developed with a traditional amber hue, and tests have proven the gloss retention of Schooner Gold to outperform other leading varnish products.
Features higher build properties and improved self-leveling than the previous 'Schooner' product, allowing you to achieve a professional finish in 4-6 coats; sanding only between every other coat and therefore reducing your work time. With this new formulation there is no need for thinning in warm and higher temperature climates.
Blend of UV absorbers, HALS and resins ensure retention of gloss and color
Traditional amber color
Higher build, easy application, and improved self-leveling qualities
Suited for all internal and external woods, including teak
Can be applied directly to oily timber, such as teak
Schooner Gold can also be used in a system with Clear Wood Sealer
Schooner Gold may be applied using brush, roller, conventional spray and airless spray. When using this varnish over bare wood you should apply 2 thinned coats, followed by a minimum of 4 full coats; on previously varnished wood apply 2-4 full coats. When using as a scheme over Clear Wood Sealer, apply a minimum of 2 full coats.
BRAND:
Interlux
Type:
Varnishes
Questions & Answers about Interlux Schooner Gold Varnish:
2013-02-10A shopper asked: I used this product on my front doors and they came out A+. I had 2 neighbors ask what did you use.
I'm going to be build a new house in about 2 years and will be using a nail down cherry again. Can this product be used for floors? We have nail down cherry with a minwax floor finish and I hate it. Looking for a product that will not chip at the joints due to natural expansion and contraction of the wood.
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2013-02-16BRIAN BARTON: I used Schooner Gold on the sole of my boat. It has been 2 years and still looks great. I would not use it on a house floor. I would worry about the maintenance. Varnish takes weeks to fully harden, the more coats the more time. Varnish is also very weather resistant but dirt and shoes are abrasive and that is varnishes weak link. I know this is not what you want to hear but I would suggest a harder more durable finish.
2012-04-29A shopper asked: what is the recomended drying time between coats ?
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2012-05-02RICHARD GOLDA: Unless you are a pro or a VERY EXPEIENCED with varnish, I would suggest to use another product. It took days to dry (because it is SO incredibly thick) and didnt "tip" very well. This product needs to be thinned if not applied in a warm climate. I might suggest the Pettit V-Spar Captains Varnish. Much easier to use and dry time is (1) day in between coats (also use out of the can, no thinng). It is also very easy to sand (use scotch brite pad). Tip for the day... make sure you are applying in a dust free environment. These varnishes attract every dust particle in the air! Just my 0.02 worth...
2012-05-03BRIAN BARTON: The answer to this has several factors. Temp, humidity, number of coats on the piece of wood, and the amount of thinner added. However 24 hrs is a good rule of thumb. On the can there is a chart that lists drying times. These times are accurate.
2011-12-14DONALD T asked: Is this a non poly varnish?
The original schooner #96 works well for brushing. However, we find that the new Schooner Gold, when thinned properly, is great for spraying & lays down very nice!
The original schooner #96 works well for brushing. However, we find that the new Schooner Gold, when thinned properly, is great for spraying & lays down very nice!
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Undecided compared to standard Schooner
I am refinishing the wood on my 1950 Ford Woodie. I have used Schooner for my interior, mahogany panels and they look great. A marine store told me to try the Gold. I'm ...Read complete review
I am refinishing the wood on my 1950 Ford Woodie. I have used Schooner for my interior, mahogany panels and they look great. A marine store told me to try the Gold. I'm going to see if I can return it for the Schooner. It is very thick and I thinned it 1/3 for the 1st coat over Maple wood sealed with a penetrating epoxy. I don't think you would use this unthinned. The amber seems slightly grayish compared to the rich gold hue of Schooner. I do like the claim it is less scratch resistant. I'll maybe try it again before I trade it in. It does dry more slowly than Schooner.
I switched to Interlux about a year ago. I liked the combination of Jet Speed undercoating with Schooner finish coats... and then Interlux took Jet Speed off the market.
My experience with Schooner Gold suggests it's not really a high build undercoat varnish for brushers. Even indoors at moderate temperature, it proved impossible to find the thinning mixture that produced the smooth, self-leveling film that Interlux advertised. And I couldn't brush on two coats without sanding.
So I did "the right thing"; I consulted the manufacturer's instructions. No help at all.
My evaluation is that Schooner Gold isn't brushable until Interlux publishes much more detailed (and credible) instructions.
7/1/2011
1.0
Forget Schooner Gold, use Schooner
By Racing Shell B
from Minneapolis, MN
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Comments about Interlux Schooner Gold Varnish:
I used this on new epoxy, prepared the surface exactly as directed. In two weeks it still had a tough surface gum. The gum could not be sanded, scrapped or dissolved off with any solvent I had including acetone, mineral spirits, water and detergent, Interlux solvent 333, Interlux solvent 202, xylene or GooGone (OK, I was getting desperate.) I talked to Interlux's technical support representative who recommended only a manual paint scrapper, but the gum was too tough for that. My local dealer recommended Back-to-Nature's Ready Strip paint remover. That kind of worked but still required a lot of gummed up sand paper to get back down to a hard surface.
Changed to the old Schooner product and love it. Goes on easy and is very predictable.
4/27/2011
3.0
Interlux Schooner Gold Varnish
By Steve
from Lake St. Clair, MI
About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer
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Even Paint Distribution
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Bought this product to match the old Schooner Gold color, it was a good match. However as others have said the varnish was thicker then the old version and did not flow out well. Found that if I added about 5% thinner it helped
5/28/2010
4.0
Great for spray application..
By Nautical Lumber Co
from Warren Mi
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Comments about Interlux Schooner Gold Varnish:
The original schooner #96 works well for brushing. However, we find that the new Schooner Gold, when thinned properly, is great for spraying & lays down very nice!
5/2/2010
1.0
Gold-> Hands off
By deDood
from Germany
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Comments about Interlux Schooner Gold Varnish:
I just stopped varnishing after one side of topsides. Awful, does not level out again. Using Epifanes for centuries, switched to schooner for gloss longevity. But this is impossible to work with.
4/27/2010
1.0
VERY UNHAPPY
By Dave
from Chicago, IL
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Comments about Interlux Schooner Gold Varnish:
This just dosent do it for me, very thick but ok you thin it out. It sets up to fast it acts like theres a catalast going off, then your done. This is NO replacement for schooner... [*] EPA
3/14/2010
2.0
Not a replacement for Interlux Schooner
By Lapstrake
from Hartwick, NY
About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer
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Beautiful color
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At the equator
Comments about Interlux Schooner Gold Varnish:
After using a quart of Interlux Schooner Gold, I plan on trying Interlux Schooner. Gold is simply too thick, especially in the cold North East. It goes on like #50 motor oil in the middle of winter, sags, and is absolutely not the easiest varnish to apply. Perhaps it will find some use at the equator. I am hoping that Interlux Schooner will be more useable. Why buy a product that must be thinned? Why are they selling "the concentrate" instead of what you actually want to use?
3/2/2010
1.0
Problems with Schooner Gold Varnish
By Frank M
from Vancouver BC
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Comments about Interlux Schooner Gold Varnish:
As a Grand Banks owner I have successfully used Schooner Varnish Y96 for the last 10 years. This product has now been replaced by Interlux with Schooner Gold YVA500. This new varnish is very thick even when thinned,drags so areas can be skipped and is impossible to "tip".
1/30/2010
1.0
Nothing like the old #96 product
By RESTORATION BOATWORKS
from Wimington, NC/ Honolulu, HI
About Me Professional
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None
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Must be thinned
Sags
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None
Comments about Interlux Schooner Gold Varnish:
I loved the old #96 product. This product is nothing like it. This MUST be thinned out of the can. The problem is trying to find the right ratio of 333(Interlux brushing thinner). So far I have no luck getting it to lay down well in the friendly confines of the shop. I cannot imagine trying to get good results in a marina with changing temp and wind. Interlux makes many good products, but this one still needs some work.
1/15/2010
2.0
Not "improved"
By calf
from southwest fla.
About Me Professional
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Higher gloss
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Does not flow well
Needs alot of thinner
Very thick
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Comments about Interlux Schooner Gold Varnish:
We have been professional refinishers working in Fla. and Me. for 25 years. Over the years we have used many different products, but have continually returned to Schooner Varnish for superior results. The new "improved" Schooner is much more difficult to use in an outdoor setting as it is extremely thick, so needs lots of 333 to get it to flow. This product is more like Epiphanes or Flagship which in our experience does not hold up as well as the old Schooner and is more diffucult to use.
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