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Restoring boat timber

  • 06-05-2016 07:52PM
    #1
    confusedeire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 316 ✭✭


    Hi I took all the timber trimmings off my boat as they were looking worse for Ware. Could you recommend how to treat to get back to there former glory. It's teakwood


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  • #2
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 6,384 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    Just sand it down to clean wood and then it's up to you to to oil it or varnish it, with oil you may have to do it a few times a year to keep it looking good, with varnish you may get a year or two before it needs to be redone.


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  • #3
    confusedeire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 316 ✭✭confusedeire


    fergal.b wrote: »
    Just sand it down to clean wood and then it's up to you to to oil it or varnish it, with oil you may have to do it a few times a year to keep it looking good, with varnish you may get a year or two before it needs to be redone.


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    Would you recommend varnish or oil. Its on an fishing boat so would go through a bit of abuse


  • #4
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 6,384 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    confusedeire wrote: »
    Would you recommend varnish or oil. Its on an fishing boat so would go through a bit of abuse

    If it is getting a bit of abuse I would give it a few coats of epoxy resin and then a few coats of varnish.




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  • #5
    confusedeire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 316 ✭✭confusedeire


    I decided to just go with varnish I got from ch marine should I varnish the underneath or should I leave some exposed to breathe. It won't be visible


  • #6
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 6,384 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    confusedeire wrote: »
    I decided to just go with varnish I got from ch marine should I varnish the underneath or should I leave some exposed to breathe. It won't be visible

    I would varnish it just to help seal it as water will tend to get trapped under it.


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