Thanks Danny, How often do you need to do this "three part treatment"?
Thanks again. Chuck S > On 03/28/2021 12:58 PM Danny via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Hey Charles, > I was taking about the "Watco Danish finish" > > There are basically 3 steps. Use 320 grit wet/ dry sand paper to work > the Watco Danish finish into the wood, i recommend a vibrating palm sander > for this. The key is to get some wood dust worked up and rub the whole > surface with the sander, let sit 30 minutes and wipe it down. Do that again > with 400 grit, wipe it all down again. Then rub it all down with the Watco > wax, wipe it down again and you're done. > > Danny > > On Mar 28, 2021 12:27 PM, Shawn Wright via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > Interesting thread, and perhaps someday I will get to the > point where I can attend to our teak interior instead of fixing other stuff! > I have done a small amount of testing with teak oil (some marine brand I was > given), but the biggest problem I have is that someone in the past decided to > apply varnish or urethane to only certain parts of the interior, while others > look like original oil. I am afraid to attempt stripping the varnish and make > a mess, but I am also loathe to apply more varnish... So I just leave it. In > dim light it looks ok, but the shiny sections annoy me... > > > > -- > > Shawn Wright > > shawngwri...@gmail.com mailto:shawngwri...@gmail.com > > S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 > > https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto > > > > On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 9:02 AM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < > > cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Danny, > > > Interesting story. What system are you sold on? You never > > > said. > > > > > > C > > > > > > > > > > On 03/28/2021 8:22 AM Danny via > > > CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > My current boat was finished with Watco Danish finish > > > > from the factory. When i bought her at 30 years old, it seemed it had > > > > never been maintained and was looking kind of dry. So, i did a little > > > > research and went to work. I'm amazed at how well it came back. When > > > > i was done, i had a beautiful had rubbed finish. It was way less work > > > > than stripping and coating 8 times with varnish and it left a nice > > > > water repellent finish that just needs a quick wax to maintain. > > > > > > > > After refinishing the teak, the boat went into a paint > > > > shed and the idiots took it back out with all the ports open and left > > > > it in a heavy rain that way. I freaked until i got below and saw the > > > > finish intact and water beading off! > > > > > > > > I'm sold on this system as better protection that just > > > > oil and much easier to apply than a proper varnish job. > > > > > > > > Danny > > > > T40 Rum Runner IV > > > > Mattapoisett, MA > > > > Currently; Barrington, RI > > > > > > > > On Mar 28, 2021 12:24 AM, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List < > > > > cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that > > > > contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want > > > > to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- > > > > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu > > > > > > > > > > >
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