To be honest, I’d rather NOT have my handrails super-smooth; a little bit of grip is not a bad thing. And I’m a bit reluctant to spend a huge amount of time sanding in any case… :^)
FWIW, I gave up on Cetol and I’m now using Awlwood products. — Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Feb 28, 2018, at 11:18 AM, Randy Stafford via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] >> <mailto:[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.
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