LE TONKINOIS NATURAL OIL VARNISH  1  Litre 

is an old traditional yacht varnish which out-performs modern varnish. It is easy to apply, brush-marks  disappear as it dries and it brings out the natural beauty and grain of the wood. Le Tonkinois  keeps some flexibility so does not crack or flake off and is very very long lasting, simply add another  coat every few years. Ideal for inside and outside surfaces, kitchens, garden furniture, boats etc,  it can even be used on the difficult oily woods like Teak if the surface is cleaned first.

Le Tonkinois [pronounced Lee-TON-kin-wah] Vernis Marine No 1 is made from Linseed oil and Tung oil which are both natural renewable materials so it is an ecologically friendly "green" product. Unlike modern varnishes it does not use solvents which evaporate and pollute the environment. It is high gloss but can be made satin or matt by adding Gelomat to the final coat.

GELOMAT

Gelomat is a liquid matting agent for reducing the high gloss of Le Tonkinois Natural Oil Varnish.

Apply the required number of coats of Le Tonkinois varnish, do not mix Gelomat with these coats.

Then apply an additional thin coat mixing in Gelomat with the Le Tonkinois varnish.

Mix 1 part Gelomat to 2 parts varnish for matt.

Mix 1 part Gelomat to 3 parts varnish for satin (this is often preferred to matt).

Vary these proportions to suit your taste, if you varnish a scrap piece of wood when doing the main varnishing you can use it for tests.

This mixture forms a very thin layer that takes somewhat longer to cure.

Note when working out the required Gelomat size it is only mixed with a single coat so in many cases a small can is enough.

eg for 3 coats gloss plus 1 coat of satin mix you will only use less than 1/10 of the total varnish applied, or to put it another way if the job uses a full 2.5L of varnish for 3 coats plus a satin finishing coat you would need 0.25L of Gelomat.

We are the main UK importers of this incredible varnish and demonstrate and sell it at shows and boat jumbles throughout the UK. It is a well proven product that has really stood the test of time.

This sale is for 1L of Le Tonkinois Vernis Marine No 1 + .25 Ltr Gelomat Matting agent