beldar wrote in message le.rogers.com...
Phil the philistine wrote:
I have teak window frames on my trawler that have peeling varnish that I
would like to strip and paint white.

my god man have you lost your senses?!?

Sounds like he's come to his senses to me.

I've done this many times. And if you think you or a future owner
would like to return the frames back to a varnish finish one day, I
would start with a couple of coats of West Systems UV stabilized clean
coat epoxy. Then prime and paint. If you want the longest lasting
finish use a two part urathane.

I guess that's why I thought putting a varnish coat down first before the
primer as it could be removed at a later date with a heat gun. Epoxy would
have to be stripped off chemically, wouldn't it? The white paint over it
should protect it anyway.
The boat has a ton of varnish on it and I keep up with it ok but I have seen
other boats with the window frames painted white and I like it. I though the
paint would give me a little more life than varnish and just a little bit
less maintanance. All my decks are natural teak but that is all that I want
natural.


Sounds like he's come to his senses to me.

I've done this many times. And if you think you or a future owner
would like to return the frames back to a varnish finish one day, I
would start with a couple of coats of West Systems UV stabilized clean
coat epoxy. Then prime and paint. If you want the longest lasting
finish use a two part urathane.

"Capt. Bill" wrote in message

Sounds like he's come to his senses to me.

I've done this many times. And if you think you or a future owner
would like to return the frames back to a varnish finish one day, I
would start with a couple of coats of West Systems UV stabilized clean
coat epoxy. Then prime and paint. If you want the longest lasting
finish use a two part urathane.

Capt. Bill wrote:
beldar wrote in message le.rogers.com...

Phil the philistine wrote:

I have teak window frames on my trawler that have peeling varnish that I
would like to strip and paint white.

my god man have you lost your senses?!?


Sounds like he's come to his senses to me.

bah! philistines! buy yourself some tupperware if you want white!
teak's too good for the likes of you!

pesonally, I think teak should be on anyone elses boat.

(Florida Keyz) wrote in message ...
pesonally, I think teak should be on anyone elses boat.

See Sterling, we agree on some things. :-)

Capt. Bill

beldar wrote in message gers.com...
Capt. Bill wrote:
beldar wrote in message le.rogers.com...

Phil the philistine wrote:

I have teak window frames on my trawler that have peeling varnish that I
would like to strip and paint white.

my god man have you lost your senses?!?


Sounds like he's come to his senses to me.

bah! philistines! buy yourself some tupperware if you want white!
teak's too good for the likes of you!

Does that mean I have to sell my Grand Banks?

Capt. Bill

Capt. Bill wrote:
beldar wrote in message gers.com...

Capt. Bill wrote:

beldar wrote in message le.rogers.com...


Phil the philistine wrote:


I have teak window frames on my trawler that have peeling varnish that I
would like to strip and paint white.

my god man have you lost your senses?!?


Sounds like he's come to his senses to me.

bah! philistines! buy yourself some tupperware if you want white!
teak's too good for the likes of you!


Does that mean I have to sell my Grand Banks?

Capt. Bill
lord tunderin' jeezus no boy..has everyone lost their head in here!
(but tell me you've not been painting yer teak white though)

You have been breathing in WAY too much teak dust!

"beldar" wrote in message
lord tunderin' jeezus no boy..has everyone lost their head in here!
(but tell me you've not been painting yer teak white though)

Subject: Painting Teak
From: beldar

Does that mean I have to sell my Grand Banks?

Capt. Bill
lord tunderin' jeezus no boy..has everyone lost their head in here!
(but tell me you've not been painting yer teak white though)

Well, mine has aluminium window frames.
But I have painted a lot of teak frames over the years. :-)

Capt. Bill