[alberg30] Maintenance of Wood and q on Sikkens

[FINNUS505 at aol.com]

From: FINNUS505 at aol.com

Saw the question on Sikkens;
On my last boat, an Alberg 22, we were redoing all the exterior teak, and I 
had heard so much about Sikkens that I wanted to try it.  We sanded all the 
teak to clean wood, then applied four coats of sikkens, roughing up inbetween 
coats with scotchbrite pads. The results were acceptable, though the sikkens 
'muddied' the grain a bit.  It also did not last the season, needing 
recoating midseason, and end of season.  The wood did not blacken, but the 
sikkens dissappeared on some vertical surfaces.  In hindsight, the prep work 
for varnishing is the same as the sikkens, as is the roughing up between 
coats, so except for adding 2 additional coats of varnish, the work is the 
same, but varnish looks better, and lasts longer. I like Z Spar captains 
varnish.
Hope this helps,
Lee
Stargazer #255

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