Re: Stus-List Teak and Holly Flooring

2013-04-08 Thread Chuck S
Sent: Monday, April 8, 2013 10:04:12 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Teak and Holly Flooring Rather than sand, the old finish can be removed easily with a heat gun and a putty knife. It doesn’t take a lot of heat to soften the finish and very little pressure with the putty knife . I removed the ol

Re: Stus-List Teak and Holly Flooring

2013-04-08 Thread kirk sneddon
aggressive. Good Luck. Kirk Sneddon C&C 29 Mk II Flying Cloud From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Chuck S Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 8:53 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Teak and Holly Flooring Edd, You will never get a per

Re: Stus-List Teak and Holly Flooring

2013-04-08 Thread Chuck S
Edd, You will never get a perfect Hinckley finish on an old floor, but you will make the floor very beautiful just by cleaning it up, adding protection and adding some shine. Do the best with what you have. Sanding too far will go through the holly veneer and divits can't be sanded out. But the

Re: Stus-List Teak and Holly Flooring

2013-04-08 Thread Chuck S
sage - From: wwadjo...@aol.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Monday, April 8, 2013 6:48:51 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Teak and Holly Flooring Edd, Starbrite brand sells teak cleaner and seperate brightener. Skip the cleaner since you have sanded and go for brightener. It is basically oxalic acid,

Re: Stus-List Teak and Holly Flooring

2013-04-08 Thread wwadjo...@aol.com
Edd, Starbrite brand sells teak cleaner and seperate brightener. Skip the cleaner since you have sanded and go for brightener. It is basically oxalic acid, but if you can't that buy the Starbright. Pretty sure Walmart carries. Bill Walker - Reply message - From: "Edd Schillay" To:

Re: Stus-List Teak and Holly Flooring

2013-04-08 Thread Joel Aronson
Edd, Try a hardware or paint store. West also sells it. BTW, it looks pretty good already! Joel On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Joel Aronson wrote: > They don't sell it. It is oxalic acid. Not household bleach. > > Joel Aronson > > > On Apr 8, 2013, at 2:45 PM, Edd Schillay wrote: > > Joel,

Re: Stus-List Teak and Holly Flooring

2013-04-08 Thread Joel Aronson
They don't sell it. It is oxalic acid. Not household bleach. Joel Aronson On Apr 8, 2013, at 2:45 PM, Edd Schillay wrote: Joel, Excuse my ignorance, but I can't seem to locate anything specifically named "Wood Bleach" at Home Depot. Will any outdoor bleach work? Is there a particular brand/i

Re: Stus-List Teak and Holly Flooring

2013-04-08 Thread Edd Schillay
Joel, Excuse my ignorance, but I can't seem to locate anything specifically named "Wood Bleach" at Home Depot. Will any outdoor bleach work? Is there a particular brand/item you recommend? Here's a shot of the floor board sanded down (looks WAY better than it did, but

Re: Stus-List Teak and Holly Flooring

2013-04-08 Thread Joel Aronson
Edd Wood bleach. Use hot water. You only need a couple cups of water. Rinse and repeat. Use a scotch pad to rub it in. Joel Aronson On Apr 8, 2013, at 2:23 PM, Edd Schillay wrote: Listers, We've started to do some work on the flooring inside my C&C 37+ (If you recall from a previous post, we