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 <[email protected]> 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<http://ncc1701a.blogspot.com/> > (just > updated with details on my trip to Vegas) > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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