[Public-list] Painting teak toerails

[Mike Lehman]

We used oil many, many years ago - it seemed to be constant work



Mike Lehman
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----Original Message Follows----
From: "Roger L Kingsland" <rkingsland101 at ksba.com>
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To: "JohnI" <a30blueteal at gmail.com>,"Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" 
<public-list at alberg30.org>
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Painting teak toerails
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 09:59:32 -0400

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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