Monty, The worst of my sole was also under the table! I'm going to use West 105/207 and clear Cetol. Where is your boat? Mine is currently in Chesapeake Harbor. (The floorboards are in Bethesda waiting for warmer weather).
Joel 35/3 The Office Annapolis On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Monty Schumpert <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 <[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 > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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