# Refinishing

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/refinishing/39010>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [October 17, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/refinishing/39010 "2011-10-17T18:35:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Philip\_Towne1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@Philip\_Towne1](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Philip_Towne1)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/refinishing/39010/1 "2011-10-17T18:35:40Z")

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After three years and 125+ trips I'm refinishing my SW17. I have a number of scratches on the bottom I would like to fill in with epoxy. How do I know if I have all the varnish off the bottom before rolling new coat of epoxy? Will epoxy stick after I sand if there is any varnish left? I sanded the whole boat with 240 wet/dry so not worried about top deck and varnish only.

Thanks

Phil