Hi Paint4real,
Thanks for your suggestions. I have been unhappy with my previous experience
with using the two-part chemical teak cleaners because of the damage it caused
the last time I used it - when I scrubbed the wood, the softer grain between
the harder lignin got removed leaving a striped and rough texture that I found
very difficult to sand smooth. Perhaps I was over zealous. So far, I've
succeeded in cleaning the wood substantially using acetone. One person
recommended using household bleach to take the gray off - it seemed to work a
little bit. In my experience it doesn't take a whole lot of sanding to take the
old gray look off. I'm planning to refinish with Cetol Light, followed by the
Marine Gloss - this produced a pretty decent finish on my old Cape Dory Typhoon
I had prior to my M-15.
When I re-apply the toe rail and other wood - I'm going to first coat the
bolts with the old standard bedding compound Dolphinite - I have found that
this really helps prevent corrosion, and will hopefully make the rails easier
to remove in the future. It is also useful to use between the wood and
fiberglass - helps join them nicely together and prevents water infiltration
into the screw holes.
Mark
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