[Public-List] Refinishing interior teak

[John Birch via Public-List]

Hi Greg,

Being one of those north of the border, thank you for the Thanksgiving best 
wishes. We all have much to be thankful for to be sure.

We refinished the interior of Sunstone (A-37) which is a similar vintage to 
your A-30.

We used Cetol M, then the only marine based Cetol available. If we were to 
do it again, we would use Cetol Natural, which is what we have used on the 
latest exterior refinish and it look great and holds up well.

We haven't needed to refinish the interior done 20 years ago because it has 
held up so well.

We used acetone and plenty of paper towels to strip off any old oils and 
painted on the Cetol, but while wet, wiped it off using rags so that it went 
on like a stain. Did 3 coats that way, leaving only a minimal thickness and 
the grain shows through beautifully. We then stripped the horribly grimy 
sole using a two part teak stripper without the brush, just wiped it on and 
using a hose washed it off and pumped the bilge with lots of water. We were 
on the hard so it didn't get into the water. Once the sole had dried, we 
left it for over a week, we did the stain type treatment three times.

That was 20 years ago. We have done two single stain coat treatments since. 
The interior looks great.

The beauty of using Cetol as a stain is there is only a small buildup, so 
the grain shows through. On the sole, when it gets wet, it is no more 
slippery than a wet untreated teak deck. So the traction is good.

I cringe when I see varnished piano finished soles - yikes, looks great, but 
a skating rink in a gale.

Cetol is the ticket, suggest using Cetol Natural - and use tack cloths at 
every stage.

Cheers,

John

Sunstone A-37 MkI KC-65 1970


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Dawson via Public-List" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
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Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2016 6:47 AM
Subject: [Public-List] Refinishing interior teak


>
> Hi there
>
> I am in the process of repainting the interior of my non liner boat. When 
> we got her several of the doors had fallen to pieces and there was mold 
> across the cabin ceiling. Dealing with the ceiling is easy enough but I am 
> wondering how best to refinish the teak. I am thinking of using Cetol 
> which gave good results on our other boat. What do you think and how would 
> you prep the wood before application. The reason I ask is that I think 
> that the wood has been oiled and is very dark. Previously I have only had 
> to deal with stripping a finish similar to Cetol and reapplying.
>
> Your thoughts and help would be appreciated.
>
> Happy Thanksgiving to all who are north of the border.
>
> Greg Dawson
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