To clean and kill any mold on wood in the boat I’ve always used a 50/50 water and vinegar mix. Has worked well for me. Cheers James. C&C 35 Mk1
----- Original Message ----- From: David Castor via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: David Castor <dpcas...@gmail.com> Sent: Sat, 10 Feb 2018 11:52:57 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Stus-List Interior Teak In Good Old Boat, Don Casey recommends cleaning interior teak using a mixture of liquid laundry soap, bleach and water. 1 cup of soap and bleach per gallon of water, but stronger if necessary. I've done this on some of my boat's interior. You have to let the solution soak for 15 to 30 minutes, then wipe off and rinse with water. It takes a little work and maybe multiple passes, but this removed a lot of grime and the bleach should kill the mold. Casey recommends following this with the Amazon brand Lemon Oil. That requires fairly frequent renewal in my experience. You could also just use a wiping varnish such as Danish Oil. Despite the "Oil" in the name, it contains thinned varnish that can be rubbed on. From m experience, the cleaning will greatly improve things. I ended up using a Scotch green scrubby, very lightly with the grain, to get the stubborn grime off after soaking in the soap solution. Worst case, if you raise the grain in the wood, you can lightly sand it using 220 grit prior to finishing. I'm sure you'll get a lot of opinions on the best finish to apply. 8-) Cheers, Dave Castor Port Angeles, WA On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 8:13 AM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > All the posts about exterior teak have got me thinking about redoing my > cabin teak. > (I am fortunate that my 1995 36 C&C XL/kcb has no exterior teak!) > > My interior teak, however, is extensive and never varnished although I did > 'oil' it once or twice in the 20+ years of ownership. > > Some of it has accumulated surface mold and other sections look a little > 'ratty' so I am considering coating it with proper surface preparation > (don't plan to sand except perhaps as part of the clean-up before > application of anything). I want it to 'shine' at least a little more than > the oiled look and I want it to last for awhile. > > I am looking for recommendations from the list on the best > stuff/procedures to use to get a nice varnish 'look' below without applying > coat after coat with sanding, etc. I mostly club race the boat--I don't now > or plan to live on her--but I want to freshen up her look below. > > I am thinking of some sort of mostly clear coating since I think the teak > color below will be fine after its cleaned properly. > > Suggestions welcome on both surface preparation and what product to apply. > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb > > cenel...@aol.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
