Six years ago I dropped and damaged my scratch built Riva, not too much damage as you will see in the pics
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Damaged Riva refurb
Six years ago I dropped and damaged my scratch built Riva, not too much damage as you will see in the pics
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Today I have finally finished the refurb. It was sanded back to bare wood and re varnished with 10 coats of Le Tonq varnish, rubbed down with 1200 wet/dry between each coat.
All I need now Is a break In the weather for a test run!
Ian
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Damaged Riva refurb
Today I have finally finished the refurb. It was sanded back to bare wood and re varnished with 10 coats of Le Tonq varnish, rubbed down with 1200 wet/dry between each coat.
All I need now Is a break In the weather for a test run!
Ian
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