[Public-list] Painting teak toerails

[Dan Pinson]

Try here: http://www.penofin.com/. It was designed for fence/deck use. 
Matter of fact, last year when I purchased it I didn't even see the 
marine version and would guess that it might be the same except for the 
name.

..Dan

Michael Connolly wrote on 9/20/2005 8:35 AM:

> Dan,
> Can you describe penofin?  I have not heard of this product.  Who 
> makes it?
> Michael
>
> */Dan Pinson <dan at pinson.us>/* wrote:
>
>     My boat came with Cetol on the exterior. Didn't look too bad although
>     had that somewhat plastic look in places. After stewing over what
>     to do,
>     I stripped the rails and put tung oil on one side, a marine
>     penofin on
>     the other. The wood looked much happier with the oil and the penofin
>     held up much better over the winter (half the cost).
>
>     ..Dan
>     #78 Dulcinea
>
>
>     JohnI wrote on 9/20/2005 6:18 AM:
>
>     >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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