Joel, Edd, et. al. I'm in the middle of the same project and have one small part of a holly strip with the same moisture problem. In fact it was so soft that when I sanded it gently after stripping the old varnish the holly in that spot was pretty much removed. Luckily it's hidden next to the mast under the table, so is out of view. I'll probably just fill it with epoxy. BTW what are you and others planning to use for the top coat? I'm planning on using Smith's CPES to seal the wood, but haven't yet decided on varnish, one or two part polyurethane, etc.
Monty Schumpert Scandia C&C 34+ Annapolis, MD On Jan 28, 2013, at 2:04 PM, Joel Aronson wrote: > Edd, > > I'm in the middle of a re-finish. The teak and holly is the top layer of a > marine plywood. It is thin. The black is from moisture. The wood needs to > be stripped and bleached, then refinished. Very little sanding is involved. > You need to take out the board and be sure that there is no rot underneath or > along the edges. The edges need to be dried out and sealed with epoxy. West > 105/205 works. Almost any stripper will work. The directions on wood bleach > (oxalic acid) are generally for a gallon of water. You only need a quart of > HOT water. It may take 3 or more applications. I found it helps to use a > Scotchbrite pad to rub in the bleach mixture. Never use a belt sander!! > > There are a number of vinyl products that can cover the wood. You would need > to redo the whole cabin. Never used them. > Joel > 35/3 > > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> wrote: > Listers, > > There are a few sections of the cabin's teak/holly flooring in the > Enterprise that have dark blotches to the point where you can't even see the > holly stripes. One person suggested sanding it down and revarnishing, but in > looking at the edges, I don't think the holly goes all the way down -- so any > sanding I do may take it away completely (in fact, I'm wondering if the dark > sections I'm seeing is because it's worn down past the holly stripes.) > > Does anyone have any insight into this and suggestions? > > Also, is anyone aware of this product? > (http://www.welcome-aboard.com/prodinfo.asp?number=THS&aitem=1&mitem=1) which > could possibly be used to resurface the flooring? > > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website (just updated with details > on my trip to Vegas) > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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