[alberg30] brightwork

[Bob Lincoln]

From: "Bob Lincoln" <lincoln at cc.UManitoba.CA>

	I haven't heard or used Honey Teak.  On freshwater, up here
where the summer days are long & the winter nights are fine
for warm basements.   (Remove everything from the boat to
work on it.)   Two methods:
	1.  Where the teak or wood is sound and not weathered:
Strip it down, sand beginning with a fine paper, use spar
varnish half mixed with turp or solvent for the first two
coats, then another four coats or more of the regular spar
varnish. Sand lightly between coats, working up to 600 grit
or higher wet/dry paper. Do not use steel wool.  Final sand
is wet, and this will clean up the imperfections.  Lasts two
seasons and you can touch up as you wish.
	2.  Wood is weathered, poor shape, teak has ridges:  Scrub
with tsp or ajax or power wash. Dry. Use a scraper to take
off the ridges.  Sand, scrub again. Seal with half spar
varnish/turp mixture.  Then to bring up a color and to hide
the discolorations use Cetol, or a cheap teak stain.   A
cover coat of spar varnish can be added, don't sand the base
stain too hard.  You won't get a deep color or finish like
step 1.  It lasts a season or more.  Using stain, mix it
well and often, apply in light coats by brush or rag, which
blends the color well.
	With most of this work I have found it easier to apply many
thin coats rather than a few thick ones.  You will probably
have a few holidays or spots you miss, and several coats
catch these spots.  A thin coat can tolerate a cheap bristle
brush; with a thicker coat you have to be exceedingly
finicky over dust and the condition and quality of the
brush.  If you don't like the look when dry you can always
wet sand the top layer down and begin again.  You can also
use a small foam roller, followed by brush strokes.
	The best solution is to have as little outside wood to
refinish as you can live with.

Bob Lincoln
Indigo #590.

-----Original Message-----
From: SandersM at aol.com
All of this talk about restoring topsides wood leads me to
poll the list on
products you all have used for brightwork.


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