Abstract: A varnish oven (10), including a preheating station (12), a temperature homogenization station (14), a varnish application station (16), a varnish curing station (18), a cooling station (20), a conveyor system (24) and a control system (38). The conveyor system (24) moves parts through the oven. The parts start at the preheating station (12) where portions of the part are raised to an appropriate temperature for varnish application. The parts then move to the temperature homogenization station (14) where the temperature is maintained at an appropriate level. Varnish is applied to the part in the varnish application station (16) and is cured in the varnish curing station (18). Finally the part is cooled in the cooling station (20). The control system (38) varies the temperature of the preheating station (12), the temperature homogenization station (14), and the cooling station (20) to maintain part temperature upon stoppage of the conveyor system (24).