Well, it's been almost 5 years that my Titanic deck chair has been sitting outside in the Florida sun / rain. But now, it's showing wear and needs to be refinished.
Titanic Deck Chair.jpg
Mind you, it looks considerably better than the ones at the bottom of the North Atlantic, I'm sure, but not better than the one in the museum in Nova Scotia that's truly an original and has been sitting on display for years.
Original Titanic Deck Chair.jpg
The finish is System 3 epoxy with Epifanes Spar Varnish on top of it. This was Charles Neal's suggestion (RIP Charles), as the most durable he could think of for my environment. Indeed the finish has lasted almost 5 years, but now it's time to refinish it.
My questions is how do you do that?
I'm likely not going to do this myself, as I just don't have the time and patience for it, but I want to make sure a professional is using the right approach.
Then, what should they refinish it with? Spar varnish again? Will they have to go down to the bare wood to redo this?