On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 06:01:25 GMT, remove the *
(Norm) wrote:

If I leave the varnish go on the teak cap rail, hand rails and other
trim will it ruin the wood? If several years later I decide to go
back to varnish, is it harder to clean up and get back into shape then
it would have been if I would have maintained the varnish over the
years?

What is everyone doing with their outside teak trim? Comments would
be great.

Cetol. I can live with the orangey colour as I prefer sailing to
brightwork upkeep.

I hand sand the rails down to the clean wood, smooth it with
Scotchbrite pads and a cloth dampened with acetone, and then put three
coats of Cetol on.

That will keep it nice for three seasons. I am in the Great Lakes and
cover the boat for six months a year.

During Year Three, I lightly sand and recoat twice. That gives me
another two years.

Every five years, it's a complete re-do.

R.

Cetol will last about 6 months in florida. I am testing a new product from
Axon Aerospace which is a polyurthane primer, topped by a polyester sealer
and finished with an aircraft quality polyurthane clear. After a year and
two hurricanes, it is untouched.
Good luck with your teak
Bruce
"rhys" wrote in message
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On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 06:01:25 GMT, remove the *
(Norm) wrote:

If I leave the varnish go on the teak cap rail, hand rails and other
trim will it ruin the wood? If several years later I decide to go
back to varnish, is it harder to clean up and get back into shape then
it would have been if I would have maintained the varnish over the
years?

What is everyone doing with their outside teak trim? Comments would
be great.

Cetol. I can live with the orangey colour as I prefer sailing to
brightwork upkeep.

I hand sand the rails down to the clean wood, smooth it with
Scotchbrite pads and a cloth dampened with acetone, and then put three
coats of Cetol on.

That will keep it nice for three seasons. I am in the Great Lakes and
cover the boat for six months a year.

During Year Three, I lightly sand and recoat twice. That gives me
another two years.

Every five years, it's a complete re-do.

R.

"Bruce on horizon" wrote in message
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Cetol will last about 6 months in florida. I am testing a new product
from
Axon Aerospace which is a polyurthane primer, topped by a polyester sealer
and finished with an aircraft quality polyurthane clear. After a year and
two hurricanes, it is untouched.
Good luck with your teak
Bruce

Is that the Nauticoat line? I didn't know they made a clear primer.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Here is the details on the primer. They call it an INSULATOR in their
litature..this product is the key to getting longivity out of the product.

http://axonaerospace.com/catalog.php...33c049575fb5f8

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
news:w5fjd.8954$ep3.5026@lakeread02...
"Bruce on horizon" wrote in message
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Cetol will last about 6 months in florida. I am testing a new product
from
Axon Aerospace which is a polyurthane primer, topped by a polyester
sealer
and finished with an aircraft quality polyurthane clear. After a year
and
two hurricanes, it is untouched.
Good luck with your teak
Bruce

Is that the Nauticoat line? I didn't know they made a clear primer.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Subject: Teak - Varnish, Oil, Or leave it go blond?
From: "Bruce on horizon"

Cetol will last about 6 months in florida.

Total BS.

Capt. Bill

All my brightwork was done in Cetol ( 3 coats Lite, 3 coats clear).
Lasted a year in FL and the Bahamas and then back up
to the Chesapeake. If it is done right, it will last a while.

Doug
s/v Callista

"LaBomba182" wrote in message
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Subject: Teak - Varnish, Oil, Or leave it go blond?
From: "Bruce on horizon"

Cetol will last about 6 months in florida.

Total BS.

Capt. Bill

On Sun, 7 Nov 2004 00:03:01 -0500, "Doug Dotson"
wrote:

All my brightwork was done in Cetol ( 3 coats Lite, 3 coats clear).
Lasted a year in FL and the Bahamas and then back up
to the Chesapeake. If it is done right, it will last a while.

That's what I've found. The sun is plenty strong here at 43 N (same as
Northern California, after all) and if you add up the six month
stretches, I average 18 months of exposure before a triple coat and a
buff between coats starts to go.

By contrast, I dock bow to the south, and my companionway hatch (the
only other exposed teak) lasts facing north for much longer, getting
direct sun early morning and late evening May-August, max.

Cetol's fine for me. If I was fool enough to buy a traditional "woody"
boat, I would reconsider. Same if I was anchored at the Equator for
months on end.

R.