One popular technique in the tropics is to fill and seal the grain using
epoxy and then painting the wood with Sears Weatherbeater house paint or
similar, of a "woody color". This holds up for a very long time under
the unrelenting tropical sun, and since the paint will not have touched
the wood or penetrated the grain, it can be easily undone if a future
owner wants the varnished look (and endless labor) back.
Bill Bina
On 3/1/2017 9:20 AM, Steve Thomas via CnC-List wrote:
Randy,
I have been using Cetol for years on the Great Lakes, and so
applied it last winter to the much neglected teak on my Florida project boat.
One summer of southern sunshine (and one hurricane) and it needs it another
coat. I will take a little more care this year and put more on. One thing that
has not been mentioned is that the original orange Cetol is orange because it
contains iron oxide as a UV protectant.
Steve Thomas
C&C36 1980
Merritt Island, FL
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