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A gorgeous day...
On 2/24/2014 6:43 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:24:34 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 2/24/2014 5:21 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:33:57 -0500, wrote: I think winter is over here. My solars had the hot tub at over 108 when I switched it off. === That's impressive. I'd really like a hot tub but haven't gotten around to it yet. It's about time to turn the pool heater back on however. We're just starting a big sanding and varnishing project on the big boat and a dip in the pool at end of day is kind of nice. There are over 200 linear feet of handrails and toe rails plus a 15 x 4 ft teak transom. We're just getting started with stripping, sanding and cleaning. Fun stuff, free training available. What do you use on the teak? === Varnish, Epifanes Wood Finish Gloss, about 8 to 10 coats when starting from bare wood. Stripping is done with a heat gun and hook blade scraper; followed by sanding with 100 grit; bleaching/cleaning where needed; sanding again with 220 grit; sanding again with 220 after every 2 or 3 coats of the Epifanes; and ideally a top coat of Epifanes clear gloss. This year I'm going to try wet sanding with Tung Oil before the first coat of Epifanes. That is supposed to fill the grain and minimize later sanding. Stay tuned. I hired a guy to do all that when we first bought the boat and it ended up costing over $6K. Now that I'm retired, we're doing it ourselves. Nice. A lot of work but it produces beautiful results. I was afraid you were going to say "Sitkins" (that horrible orange stuff). I'd have to disavow any association with you as a former Grand Banks owner. :-) |
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