"DSK" wrote in message
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Cetol is not just orange. It has other distinctive properties.


"Cetol... it's not just for breakfast any more!"

Frankly I have lost faith in various marine brands of miracle glop
intended to make boating less time consuming and more skill-free
.

Wayne.B wrote:
That's true, it does have other distictive properties:

1. It is *very* slippery when wet.

2. If not meticulously kept up, it looks like faded barn paint.

3. If it *is* meticulously kept up, it looks orange.

How's that for keen observation ?


If the wood on your boat has pretty grain and is well fit, in other words,
an aesthetic plus; why would you slather some kind of miracle glop that
hides the grain all over it? Just to save some time (which it doesn't in
the long run) and to avoid learning the skill of varnishing?

OTOH if the wood on your boat is not an aesthetic plus, then why bother
with the time & effort of varnishing? For that matter, why bother with
miracle glop that is 90% of the time & effort of varnishing? Just ****in'
paint it and be done.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King


I don't know what's considered the modern way to handle teak. But, between
1967 and 1970, on my dad's Concorde, it was my job to maintain the teak. I
used a powder called Teak Bright and a deck brush to clean it. It was
followed by an oil that soaked into the wood, but no other varnish coating
of any kind. It worked beautifully.