[Public-List] Cetol?

[Jacques TN]

Dear James,

We have used both varnish and cetol on Kilwinning 446.  The cetol has been
far superior and with the gloss coat it has the shine of varnish.  Like
everything in life it is all in the preparation.  We sand down carefully to
remove all the stains.  Then we do a last sanding with very light sandpaper.
Next we wipe the teak with acetone.  This makes the teak stand up.  Then we
apply 3 coats of Normal Cetol and then one to two coats of gloss.  We
haven't had a problem with it being two reddish like the early versions of
cetol.  This will last at least 3 years.  We keep a small container (like a
nail polish bottle) on board for touch-ups.  Have always been most
satisfied.  For the interior we use varnish.  We took Kilwinning south to
the Bahamas.  The boat spend two seasons there.  We had the sideboards
varnished and the rest (seats, etc.) cetoled.  After two seasons the varnish
looked like someone had taken a torch to it while the cetol was still
effective.

Be careful to protect your fibreglass because if you let it dry on the
gelcoat it will leave a stain. We mask off areas that are adjacent to
fibreglass.  You can get a look at Kilwinning at the address below.  You can
see some bits of the cetol finish.  Kilwinning receives a lot of
complements!

http://picasaweb.google.ca/Kilwinning1/Alberg30Kilwinning446


Jacques M. Dusseault
President
Synergem Management Inc.
2 de Menton, Gatineau, Québec,
J8T5M6 CANADA
phone: 819-561-1268
email: jdusseault at synergem.org
web site: www.synergem.org




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[mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of James McRury
Sent: May-12-08 10:09 PM
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Subject: [Public-List] Cetol?

What are people's opinions of Cetol?   The wood trim on my A30 needs
stripping, and I am debating about whether to stick with varnish or switch
to Cetol.

Any thoughts?  The regular Cetol has a reddish tinge that I am not impressed
with, but now they have Cetol light and Cetol Teak shades, followed up with
Cetol Gloss.  Does Cetol Gloss look anything close to varnish?  

I'd appreciate your opinion(s).

Cheers.

James McRury
#124



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