Hello all,
FYI, I am starting to learn more about the cabin teak on our 1994 C&C 37/40+.
I noticed when we bought the boat that the interior looked much more "blonde"
color than other teak interiors. In addition, there are a number of areas
where the wood shows light water stains. The finish itself allows the grain to
be both felt and seen. After trying varnish in a few inconspicous places, I
noticed it darkened the color to a traditional teak look. Beautiful, but
getting everything that color was going to involve a major redo of the entire
interior. I then tried traditional danish oil. This time, I could see and
feel the grain as was the case with the rest of the boat, but again it darkened
the wood (but not as much as the varnish).
Then, I tried lacquer. It did not darken the wood, and I also (finally!)
figured out that I could remove the old Lacquer finish with a 50/50 mix of
lacquer thinner and denatured alcohol.
So, for those of you who have the lighter finished interior, try lacquer. It
sits on top of the teak and does not penetrate deeply, thus not darkening the
wood. And, you can test if it is lacquer that needs to be removed by trying
the thinner/alcohol approach.
Food for thought, Bruce Whitmore
(847) 404-5092 (mobile)
bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net
From: Charlie Nelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 4:40 PM
Subject: Stus-List Cleaning cabin teak prior to varnish application
Have decided to bite the bullet and brighten up my cabins by cleaning up the
teak which has only ever been oiled—and not really that often!I am leaning
toward using the spray on stuff from Clorox similar to ‘scrubbing bubbles’ to
clean and remove what little oil/dirt remains before applying a polyurethane
based ‘varnish’.This is a big job on my 1995 36’ XL/kcb—there are 3 cabins and
several bulkheads and doors to do so I cannot obsess over the cleaning or the
varnish application. The list has mentioned solutions with TSP, etc. but unless
there are likely to be problems with my Clorox stuff, I prefer this premixed.
Also what polyurethane varnish is considered the best looking with the fewest
number of coats.
Charlie NelsonWater Phantom
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