interior teak varnish

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Posted by svbagatelle (rmasson@…>)

I am planning to clean the interior teak on my F30, which has become
dark, and revarnish with a clear coat or two of matte finish. I
remember from previous posts that the original finish was Watco
(whoever makes that), but I doubt I will find it here. Since I am
in Abaco, Bahamas, the choice of varnish is going to be limited.
Has anyone tried some of the better known brands, e.g. Varathane?
Also, do I have to remove all finish and restain first? I have used
Starbrite’s Teak Cleaner and Restorer, sponging it off, and some but
not all of the existing stain has come off. It is lighter, but I
assume that any varnish I put on will darken it.
Also, does anyone recommend a varnish or other product to apply
over the existing finish on the teak and holly cabin sole, in order
to protect it and hide scratches?
thanks for any advice
Paul Masson
F30 “Bagatelle”

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Posted by ajlorman (ajlorman@…>)

I am in the process of doing a similar job on my F30. Luckily for
me, the PO appears to have rarely oiled the teak, so my teak is quite
light in color. I have simply applied Miniwax Helmsman Spar
Polyurethane (satin) over the existing finish, such as it is. I also
did a little testing, and this finish, and I suspect most oil-based
finishes, can be applied over a clean oil or stain finish. So, if
your teak is now clean and bright, you do not need to retsain it.
The only reason you might want to oil (not stain) the wood would be
to even out the color, if that is an issue. Most varnishes will
darken any wood, some varnishes more than others.

And when you find the right varnish for the cabin sole, please let
know!

Al Lorman
F30, Ab Initio

— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “svbagatelle”
<rmasson@e…> wrote:

I am planning to clean the interior teak on my F30, which has
become
dark, and revarnish with a clear coat or two of matte finish. I
remember from previous posts that the original finish was Watco
(whoever makes that), but I doubt I will find it here. Since I am
in Abaco, Bahamas, the choice of varnish is going to be limited.
Has anyone tried some of the better known brands, e.g. Varathane?
Also, do I have to remove all finish and restain first? I have
used
Starbrite’s Teak Cleaner and Restorer, sponging it off, and some
but
not all of the existing stain has come off. It is lighter, but I
assume that any varnish I put on will darken it.
Also, does anyone recommend a varnish or other product to apply
over the existing finish on the teak and holly cabin sole, in order
to protect it and hide scratches?
thanks for any advice
Paul Masson
F30 “Bagatelle”

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Posted by svbagatelle (rmasson@…>)

Thanks Al. BTW, did you say earlier you had obtained a swim ladder
for your newly purchased F30 from a Chesapeake Bay sailor? If so, I
think it may have been mine, which I gave to Dick Davis … I
removed it when I installed my swim platform.
cheers
Paul


— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “ajlorman” <ajlorman@y…>
wrote:

I am in the process of doing a similar job on my F30. Luckily for
me, the PO appears to have rarely oiled the teak, so my teak is
quite
light in color. I have simply applied Miniwax Helmsman Spar
Polyurethane (satin) over the existing finish, such as it is. I
also
did a little testing, and this finish, and I suspect most oil-
based
finishes, can be applied over a clean oil or stain finish. So, if
your teak is now clean and bright, you do not need to retsain it.
The only reason you might want to oil (not stain) the wood would
be
to even out the color, if that is an issue. Most varnishes will
darken any wood, some varnishes more than others.

And when you find the right varnish for the cabin sole, please let
know!

Al Lorman
F30, Ab Initio

— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “svbagatelle”
<rmasson@e…> wrote:

I am planning to clean the interior teak on my F30, which has
become
dark, and revarnish with a clear coat or two of matte finish. I
remember from previous posts that the original finish was Watco
(whoever makes that), but I doubt I will find it here. Since I
am
in Abaco, Bahamas, the choice of varnish is going to be
limited.
Has anyone tried some of the better known brands, e.g.
Varathane?
Also, do I have to remove all finish and restain first? I have
used
Starbrite’s Teak Cleaner and Restorer, sponging it off, and some
but
not all of the existing stain has come off. It is lighter, but I
assume that any varnish I put on will darken it.
Also, does anyone recommend a varnish or other product to
apply
over the existing finish on the teak and holly cabin sole, in
order
to protect it and hide scratches?
thanks for any advice
Paul Masson
F30 “Bagatelle”

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Posted by Jerome Weinraub (zayde@…>)

Watco oil is,simply,a tung oil preparation.It is not a varnish.
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 11:28 AM
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] interior teak varnish

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I am planning to clean the interior teak on my F30, which has become
dark, and revarnish with a clear coat or two of matte finish. I
remember from previous posts that the original finish was Watco
(whoever makes that), but I doubt I will find it here. Since I am
in Abaco, Bahamas, the choice of varnish is going to be limited.
Has anyone tried some of the better known brands, e.g. Varathane?
Also, do I have to remove all finish and restain first? I have used
Starbrite’s Teak Cleaner and Restorer, sponging it off, and some but
not all of the existing stain has come off. It is lighter, but I
assume that any varnish I put on will darken it.
Also, does anyone recommend a varnish or other product to apply
over the existing finish on the teak and holly cabin sole, in order
to protect it and hide scratches?
thanks for any advice
Paul Masson
F30 “Bagatelle”

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Posted by Doug Payne (doug.payne@…>)


Paul – Swim ladder.

No your swim ladder I think made it’s
way to Arizona, it is on the back of my Freedom 28 and much appreciated when
the temp hits over 100!

Douglas M. Payne
Managing Partner Arizona Colorado
Tatum Partners
480-614-4915 Office
480-236-4561 Mobile
480-614-4916 Fax
doug.payne@…
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1:53 PM
To:
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Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Re:
interior teak varnish

Thanks Al. BTW, did you say earlier you had
obtained a swim ladder
for your newly purchased F30 from a Chesapeake Bay
sailor? If so, I
think it may have been mine, which I gave to Dick
Davis … I
removed it when I installed my swim platform.
cheers
Paul


— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com,
“ajlorman” <ajlorman@y…>
wrote:

I am in the process of doing a similar job on
my F30. Luckily for
me, the PO appears to have rarely oiled the
teak, so my teak is
quite
light in color. I have simply applied
Miniwax Helmsman Spar
Polyurethane (satin) over the existing
finish, such as it is. I
also
did a little testing, and this finish, and I
suspect most oil-
based
finishes, can be applied over a clean oil or
stain finish. So, if
your teak is now clean and bright, you do not
need to retsain it.
The only reason you might want to oil (not
stain) the wood would
be
to even out the color, if that is an
issue. Most varnishes will
darken any wood, some varnishes more than
others.

And when you find the right varnish for the
cabin sole, please let
know!

Al Lorman
F30, Ab Initio

— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com,
“svbagatelle”
<rmasson@e…> wrote:

I am planning to clean the interior teak
on my F30, which has
become
dark, and revarnish with a clear coat or
two of matte finish. I
remember from previous posts that the
original finish was Watco
(whoever makes that), but I doubt I will
find it here. Since I
am
in Abaco, Bahamas, the choice of varnish
is going to be
limited.
Has anyone tried some of the better
known brands, e.g.
Varathane?
Also, do I have to remove all finish and
restain first? I have
used
Starbrite’s Teak Cleaner and Restorer,
sponging it off, and some
but
not all of the existing stain has come
off. It is lighter, but I
assume that any varnish I put on will
darken it.
Also, does anyone recommend
a varnish or other product to
apply
over the existing finish on the teak and
holly cabin sole, in
order
to protect it and hide scratches?
thanks for any advice
Paul Masson
F30 “Bagatelle”


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Posted by svbagatelle (rmasson@…>)

Great! good to know it is being put to use.
Paul

— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “Doug Payne”
<doug.payne@t…> wrote:

Paul - Swim ladder.

No your swim ladder I think made it’s way to Arizona, it is on
the back
of my Freedom 28 and much appreciated when the temp hits over 100!

Douglas M. Payne

Managing Partner Arizona Colorado

Tatum Partners

480-614-4915 Office

480-236-4561 Mobile

480-614-4916 Fax

mailto:doug.payne@t... doug.payne@t…

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-----Original Message-----
From: svbagatelle [mailto:rmasson@e…]
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:53 PM
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Re: interior teak varnish

Thanks Al. BTW, did you say earlier you had obtained a swim
ladder
for your newly purchased F30 from a Chesapeake Bay sailor? If so,
I
think it may have been mine, which I gave to Dick Davis … I
removed it when I installed my swim platform.
cheers
Paul

— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “ajlorman”
<ajlorman@y…>
wrote:

I am in the process of doing a similar job on my F30. Luckily
for
me, the PO appears to have rarely oiled the teak, so my teak is
quite
light in color. I have simply applied Miniwax Helmsman Spar
Polyurethane (satin) over the existing finish, such as it is. I
also
did a little testing, and this finish, and I suspect most oil-
based
finishes, can be applied over a clean oil or stain finish. So,
if
your teak is now clean and bright, you do not need to retsain
it.
The only reason you might want to oil (not stain) the wood would
be
to even out the color, if that is an issue. Most varnishes will
darken any wood, some varnishes more than others.

And when you find the right varnish for the cabin sole, please
let
know!

Al Lorman
F30, Ab Initio

— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “svbagatelle”
<rmasson@e…> wrote:

I am planning to clean the interior teak on my F30, which has
become
dark, and revarnish with a clear coat or two of matte finish.
I
remember from previous posts that the original finish was
Watco
(whoever makes that), but I doubt I will find it here. Since
I
am
in Abaco, Bahamas, the choice of varnish is going to be
limited.
Has anyone tried some of the better known brands, e.g.
Varathane?
Also, do I have to remove all finish and restain first? I
have
used
Starbrite’s Teak Cleaner and Restorer, sponging it off, and
some
but
not all of the existing stain has come off. It is lighter, but
I
assume that any varnish I put on will darken it.
Also, does anyone recommend a varnish or other product to
apply
over the existing finish on the teak and holly cabin sole, in
order
to protect it and hide scratches?
thanks for any advice
Paul Masson
F30 “Bagatelle”

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Posted by svbagatelle (rmasson@…>)

Is it preferable to teak oil in that it doesn’t darken the wood as
much when you apply it?

— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, Jerome Weinraub
<zayde@o…> wrote:

Watco oil is,simply,a tung oil preparation.It is not a varnish.
----- Original Message -----
From: “svbagatelle” <rmasson@e…>
To: <freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 11:28 AM
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] interior teak varnish

I am planning to clean the interior teak on my F30, which has
become
dark, and revarnish with a clear coat or two of matte finish. I
remember from previous posts that the original finish was Watco
(whoever makes that), but I doubt I will find it here. Since I
am
in Abaco, Bahamas, the choice of varnish is going to be limited.
Has anyone tried some of the better known brands, e.g. Varathane?
Also, do I have to remove all finish and restain first? I have
used
Starbrite’s Teak Cleaner and Restorer, sponging it off, and some
but
not all of the existing stain has come off. It is lighter, but I
assume that any varnish I put on will darken it.
Also, does anyone recommend a varnish or other product to apply
over the existing finish on the teak and holly cabin sole, in
order
to protect it and hide scratches?
thanks for any advice
Paul Masson
F30 “Bagatelle”

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