Consider me the unwanted guest at the party on this thread but I won’t use Cetol. A few reasons. Years ago I redid all the teak trim on my Mako 261. Fortunately the teak was just aged out. No prior coating that I could determine. I sanded to bright, applied base coats of light Cetol and then several coats of their Gloss. It looked okay, but not nearly as nice as a good varnish job. I figured I could live with that if the maintenance was substantially less than varnish.
It didn’t turn out that way. Yes, the Cetol lasted a bit longer than varnish but not enough to overcome the “look” that IMHO was not as smooth and deep as varnish. Although I haven’t subjected my exterior teak trim on “Ronin” to the outdoors yet, everything that I have re-varnished, cabin sole included, has been done with AwlWood. Just from an ease of application (5/6 coats versus 8-10 for regular varnish) and the deep, clear look it is worth it. As an aside, I have a friend with a Tartan 37 who ponied up $4,000 last year to have a professional crew redo all his exterior teak with Cetol. I watched the process being done in the yard near my boat. It took every bit as much time as a varnish job. Yesterday I was on his boat checking it out for him and I was noting the quality of the finish. Very good but nowhere near as nice as a well done varnish job. And being the contrarian that I can be, next time I have to apply AwlWood, I’ll spray. Best, Dave Godwin 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/> > On Feb 9, 2018, at 9:10 AM, David via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > > So those using Cetol and putting gloss as the last two coats. Is that for > looks? Hardness? Both? > > Thanks in advance. > > David F. Risch > (401) 419-4650 (cell) > > > From: CnC-List <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Dennis C. via CnC-List > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 2:18 PM > To: CnClist > Cc: Dennis C. > Subject: Re: Stus-List Exterior Teak > > I used teak oil on the toe rails of my previous boat. I religiously oiled > them every few months. After a few months, they looked like crap. > > On Touche' I use Cetol. Five coats Cetol Marine followed by three coats > Cetol Gloss. Then a coat of Cetol gloss twice a year. Over ten years in the > Louisiana sun and still looking pretty good. > > I seen dock neighbors use Bristol, teak oil, Semco, etc. For my money and > time, it's Cetol. However, I'd be tempted to look hard at Awlwood. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Feb 7, 2018 10:47 AM, "Brien Sadler via CnC-List" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > My exterior teak is starting to show signs of wear and it's time to refinish > it. It looks as though it has been varnished in the past but was wondering if > anyone has just used teak oil on their exterior wood. Looking for > recommendations. > > Brien Sadler > S/V TAZ > C&C 35-3 > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=02%7C01%7C%7C0ec419e9fa9849ea57d808d56e5fbc02%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636536279807372804&sdata=5rBM4lZpv854Rhtk5XEeKMHmBgdNHZI1kTpP35LluTw%3D&reserved=0> > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray>
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