[Public-list] Painting teak toerails

Gordon Laco mainstay at csolve.net
Tue Sep 20 06:33:44 PDT 2005


Oh John...

It only takes 30 minutes to lightly sand, wipe, and lay a coat of varnish on
the teak rails of an Alberg...and that is all you have to do.

Gordon #426 Surprise (who wept when he saw the painted rails of his old
boat...)



> The teak toerails, hatch covers, and coamings on my boat are currently
> varnished. After one season in the sun, the varnish is faded and peeling.
> Bare wood is starting to show in places. It is particularly bad on the
> toerails. My research so far has concluded that I need to strip this down
> and start over with 6-8 coats of new varnish, then apply a coat or two of
> new varnish every year to keep up the protection. As much fun as this
> sounds, I'm thinking that I would prefer to remove the varnish, paint the
> wood, and add a coat or two of paint every 3 or 4 years. Has anyone on the
> list done this? If so, I'd appreciate info on the materials and technique
> you used. Thanks.
> John
> #284
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