Red Cloud© wrote:
Leave the varnish, and paint over it with a UV resistant solid color
paint.


prodigal1 wrote:
NO NO NO NO NO!
ignore this philistine completely
he is an anencephalic who sadly will never have...a clue


Well, I agree, but I've got better things to do than varnish, myself.
That's why my wife does all our brightwork. One of these days, it's
going to get a coat of nice yacht-y looking buff paint. Sears
Weathrbeater is guaranteed for 15 years.

Teak is easily restored from its adulterated i.e., varnished state.
Varnish, and worse "paint" are cheap "solutions" ....
....Oil away when dry. Watch how thirsty the starved wood is and
replenish as necessary. Wipe excess with a clean rag.

Constantly applying oil is actually more time consuming than varnishing.
You'd be amazed at how often you have to oil the wood, and how awful it
will look anyway after a couple of years. So guess what, you're back to
sanding it & applying various "cleaners" etc etc.

And IMHO a pretty piece of wood, well varnished, is beautiful. An oiled
piece of wood (no matter how nice the grain) is far less of an aesthetic
pleasure. Varnish is a way of not only preserving the wood from rot
(which is all oil is good for) but also magnifying the beauty of the
grain. Of course, lots of wood used on boats isn't pretty enough to be
worth varnishing in the first place.

... There are no shortage of dry, high-wind days when
you can engage in the highly satisfying activity of maintaining the
bright work.

There is around here. We get probably 3 good varnishing days a year.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King