Good advice- I'd not take the rails off; just carefully mask them off with good tape. Immediately after the cleaning treatment, pull the tape off, clean up, then re-mask. The tape will hold some of the cleaning stuff and you risk blistering the gelcoat.
Jerry jerrymontgomery.org ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 9:23 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Removing Brightwork for Refinishing > I've refinished the toe rails on my 15 a couple of times (without removing > them -- your experience is exactly what I anticipated, and I imagined I'd be > drilling out teak plugs or cutting off bolts with a Dremel tool until the next > big freeze.) The mouse and mini-sanders available now can get into all sorts > of tough places, and the few inches that can't be reached (aside the coaming's > steepest flare) are easy in the elbow grease spectrum.) Before you sand a > lot of teak off, though, I'd do the standard teak cleaning regimen, with the > two-part liquids available in any marine venue. That will restore a huge amount > of the discoloration and weathering, and it will raise the grain, so your > sanding job will be much more efficient and effective. Hit it with teak oil, > and you'll be thinking you're looking at showroom stuff. > > To reiterate, don't restore teak by taking sandpaper to it at the outset. > You'll just turn a lot of your brightwork into dust. > > > ************** > Gas prices > getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. > > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.6/1540 - Release Date: 7/8/2008 6:33 AM > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
