Imo with a Forstner bit the plugs come out easily and you don't have to do any masking
This is a reminder that I need to measure for new covers to go on our rails, thanks On Sun, Jul 10, 2022, 8:13 AM John McCrea via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I gave up on mine and sealed with epoxy and painted them off white. > Actually looks really nice. > > John McCrea > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 10, 2022, at 10:54 AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > > > Drat. It is with profound sadness that I announce a failure of the > Cetol on one of Touche's handrails. Sniff. I noticed some moderate > separation near one of the loop bases. It had been 12-15 years since I > applied that Cetol. > > > > I had diligently applied a maintenance coat of Cetol Gloss every six > months until last year. I had skipped a couple of the six months > maintenance coats of gloss because I was rebuilding our flood damaged > house. Not sure if that was the cause or it would have happened anyway. > > > > The remaining pieces of teak; the taffrail, companionway trims and hatch > boards continue to hold up well. The cabin top cap rails have some small > areas of separation on the underside but that's routine and due to the fact > that they were not removed and stripped prior to Cetol application. > Because of that, they're not completely encapsulated. That is, the Cetol > doesn't continue under the teak leaving a small gap where the cap rail > meets the fiberglass. > > > > As for the handrails, I removed them, stripped them using a heat gun and > painters knife, finish sanded them, removed surface oils with acetone and > am now applying several coats of Cetol which will be followed by several > coats of Cetol Gloss. With the handrails removed, the Cetol will fully > encapsulate the teak. > > > > My concern now is the color difference between the handrails and the cap > rails. Will it irritate me enough to strip the cap rails and re-apply > Cetol? > > > > I really don't want to remove the cap rails. They're fastened from > above with plugs. Adds another level of work. Stripping them and running > a bead of sealant down the teak/fiberglass interface is a compromise > solution that will last for years. > > > > -- > > Dennis C. > > Touche' 35-1 #83 > > Mandeville, LA >
