[Public-list] Painting teak toerails

[Roger L Kingsland]

Has anyone tried just oiling the teak trim?  I assume it needs to be done
fairly frequently but seems to be less involved and leaves the option open
to varnish down the road.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JohnI" <a30blueteal at gmail.com>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Painting teak toerails


> I knew this would happen!
>
>  On 9/20/05, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
> >
> > 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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