I recently bought a used boat that has had Cetol applied to its teak
(companionway boards, handrails, helmsman seat, etc.). The Cetol has not been
kept up and needs to be refinished.

Is it best to sand off all the old stuff or remove it with a chemical removal
product?

Baybyter wrote:
I recently bought a used boat that has had Cetol applied to its teak
(companionway boards, handrails, helmsman seat, etc.). The Cetol has not been
kept up and needs to be refinished.

Is it best to sand off all the old stuff or remove it with a chemical removal
product?

Unless the teak under it black, you only need to sand and re-apply two
coats to bring it back. If the wood has blackened you'll need to strip
it same as you would varnish and then sand before using Cetol again or
anything else.
--
Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html

Baybyter wrote:
I recently bought a used boat that has had Cetol applied to its teak
(companionway boards, handrails, helmsman seat, etc.). The Cetol has not been
kept up and needs to be refinished.

Is it best to sand off all the old stuff or remove it with a chemical removal
product?

Unless the teak under it black, you only need to sand and re-apply two
coats to bring it back. If the wood has blackened you'll need to strip
it same as you would varnish and then sand before using Cetol again or
anything else.
--
Peggie
----------
Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html

Sand it off with some 80 grit. Then 150, then 220.

"Baybyter" wrote in message
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I recently bought a used boat that has had Cetol applied to its teak
(companionway boards, handrails, helmsman seat, etc.). The Cetol has not
been
kept up and needs to be refinished.

Is it best to sand off all the old stuff or remove it with a chemical
removal
product?

Sand it off with some 80 grit. Then 150, then 220.

"Baybyter" wrote in message
...
I recently bought a used boat that has had Cetol applied to its teak
(companionway boards, handrails, helmsman seat, etc.). The Cetol has not
been
kept up and needs to be refinished.

Is it best to sand off all the old stuff or remove it with a chemical
removal
product?

If there are large areas of Cetol use a gel type stripper, apply
without letting an fresh stripper come in contact with gel coat ... or
if you spill stripper wipe up IMMEDIATELY, let bubble up to an almost
'dry' consistency, then remove with a carbide scraper. If you dont
let the stripper 'dry-up' a little bit when you inadvertantly dribble
the gel on the gel coat it will dissolve that too ... and leave a mark.

DO NOT use masking tape with stripper!!! as the stripper will wick
under the tape and softern the gelcoat.

For little surface are with cetol just use a dry scraper or sand it.




In article , Baybyter
wrote:

I recently bought a used boat that has had Cetol applied to its teak
(companionway boards, handrails, helmsman seat, etc.). The Cetol has not been
kept up and needs to be refinished.

Is it best to sand off all the old stuff or remove it with a chemical removal
product?

If there are large areas of Cetol use a gel type stripper, apply
without letting an fresh stripper come in contact with gel coat ... or
if you spill stripper wipe up IMMEDIATELY, let bubble up to an almost
'dry' consistency, then remove with a carbide scraper. If you dont
let the stripper 'dry-up' a little bit when you inadvertantly dribble
the gel on the gel coat it will dissolve that too ... and leave a mark.

DO NOT use masking tape with stripper!!! as the stripper will wick
under the tape and softern the gelcoat.

For little surface are with cetol just use a dry scraper or sand it.




In article , Baybyter
wrote:

I recently bought a used boat that has had Cetol applied to its teak
(companionway boards, handrails, helmsman seat, etc.). The Cetol has not been
kept up and needs to be refinished.

Is it best to sand off all the old stuff or remove it with a chemical removal
product?