I followed the instructions and did not sand between coats. Five coats Cetol Marine Natural Teak followed by three coats Cetol Marine Gloss, with no sanding in between (but sanded smooth beforehand), on Grenadine’s exterior handrails, traveler bar, and taffrails one year ago. The finish is not perfect by my grandfather’s standards (who built my mom a beautiful cherrywood rocking chair with 12 coats of varnish and super fine sanding in between). When you run your hand along the finish you might feel very slight unevenness. But you can’t see it unless you’re down there looking with a magnifying glass. That was good enough for me.
Cheers, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30-1 #7 Ken Caryl, CO > On Feb 28, 2018, at 9:24 AM, David via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sanded wood smooth. Added 3 coats of Cetol Teak. Surfaced roughed up a bit > as no sanding between coats. I want to add 3 coats of Cetol clear and was > told by their tech that is self leveling and surface will become smooth. > > I am so tired of sanding, but I would rather know now if I should sand the > surface smooth now (and presumably remove some coating) or move ahead into > Clear without sanding. > > Practical experience please chime in. Thanks in advance. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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