The Flexi arrived today. What a piece of kit, outstanding. I followed your instructions on a really nasty length of mahogany.
It coped with it no probs, took layer after layer of varnish off, didn't clog and no damage to the wood.
I can't tell you how pleased I am to have found a varnish and a gadget that will take the slog out of my restoration!
D.W.
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I am a very satisfied user of this amazing product. I have used it on the oak joinery and boathouse doors on my house for the last 4 years and it still looks like new.
I should add that we are within 20 metres of the high water mark and in winter the easterly winds sandblast the house - so this durability is no mean feat!
I now want to use it on the teak outer decks of my boat.
P.S.
I have all my cockpit varnish to do, and out of all the varnishes I've used Le Tonkinois No1 has proved to be the best by far, it's easy to use and gives the best finish I've seen so far, after seven years on my last boat it still looked as good as new.
M
I am a great friend of Le Tonkinois varnish. I have used it in my cottage in Finnish Lappland, the most demanding place beeing the wooden panels on the shower cabinet in the washing room adjacent to the sauna (not in the sauna hot-room itself, where the temerature can rise over 100 degrees Celsius). The heat from the sauna leaks to the washing room so the varnished panels can get wery warm indeed, but the varnish stays good.
G.P
Thanks for the Le Tonkinois Vernis no.1 you sent recently. I have been busy since then, revarnishing my conservatory.
The product is everything you promised- sweet to brush, easygoing, not prone to streaking, hugely malleable and it has broughtout the mahogany to a marvellous reddish glow...
Many thanks- even my wife is impressed with the work, which in my case is a definite first.
L.C.
Just thought I'd let you know I am over the moon with the excellent finish on our elderly Freeman, the wood work is the best it has ever been and we have had the boat 22 years and despaired of ever having a good varnish that lasted more than one season.
Skydiver has now been uncovered all winter since being varnished last Oct.Nov and is sparkling like a jewel.
R.R.
Thanks Brian will send you some photos when the boat is finished
I will be more than happy for you to use them
This varnish is just so good you just want to keep using it
S.C.
Attached are some photos as promised, more on the way as we finish some of the hatches etc.
We only use le tonkinois varnish now. It has weathered superbly well.
HMS Pickle is a really extreme environment.
We have used it in the accommodation as well as on out spars and hatches.
We have used it on softwood like the Russian larch as well as the oak doors and accommodation paneling.
We are considering using it on some decks with some pumice to make it non slip.
R.J.
What a wonderful product the Le Tonkinois Varnish is. Certainly lives up to my expectations and does all it claims to do. I would confidently recommend it to anyone.
P.T.
Bought your Flexidisc kit yesterday. Absolutely brilliant.
M.K
Your exhibit at this years Gateshead Flower Show was excellent and the drill clamp and sharpener attachment both work a treat!
G C