Brightwork

[Porthandbuoy]

What should I use on Mariposa's dull and flaky brightwork?

Traditional varnish, oils or vapour permeable woodsealer?

Consider gloss, abrasion resistance, flexibility, gap-filling properties, ease of application. And cost.

Bear in mind it's around 2 degrees this weekend, perhaps climbing to 15 by mid-June, and if it's not raining now it will within the next few hours or days (at best).

 

[gag]

We use Sikkens system on our 30' wooden yacht and it's easy to apply ,looks great , but is not abrasion resisting.Very easy to slap more on though . My partner does all the paintwork and she used to have a successful furniture restoration business, so knows her stuff. We are based in the Pentland Firth so it gets very well tested . Free yourself from varnish and use the extra time gained on other things !

 

[FWB]

It's teak so I don't use anything!

 

[gag]

Yes, bare teak is nice -our deck is laid , curved teak planks and I like the silvery weathered finish . Teak " restorer" ? Yuck!

 

[tcm]

\"teak restorer- yuck!\"

I'd be interested to hear the back ground to "yuck" - it seems you are a furniture person so i am all ears.

 

[Mirelle]

None of the above

Use Coelan.

See CB varnish test, etc.

 

[Poignard]

Re: None of the above

Epifanes or Le Tonkinois.

 

[reginaldon]

Re: None of the above

Danish Oil 2/3 times a season, teak oil is too sticky, I'll never go down the varnish path again

 

[LittleShip]

In the words of Partasans2 free yourself of varnish, it just takes far to long and needs 6 coats for that desired finish.......

Burgess marine wood sealer with about 6 coats of topgloss, the beauty of this is ti can be applied coat on coat with no sanding after approx 30 mins even in this cold weather. Only use foam brushes to apply.

www.woodsealer.co.uk/

Try it, you wont be sorry

Tom /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[Porthandbuoy]

Interesting little survey. 140 odd views, and only 12 voters. That means something like 90% of you have either teak or no opinion!

Mirelle: You're probably spot on recommending Coelan (how do you pronounce that?). It's hellish expensive, but at least I wouldn't need all that much on my wee boat.

Only one voter for varnish. I'd like to go down that route, but lack of time, low temperatures and changeable weather make it an unattractive prospect for those bits of Mariposa I can't remove to my workshop.

Oil gained 4 votes and a few testimonials. I'm a bit concerned that once you've gone down that route you're scuppered if you change your mind after two or three seasons.

Woodsealer came out tops with 7 votes with a cheerful testimonal from Littleship. I confess that's the way I'm leaning because of its tolerance wrt application conditions and cost.

Many thanks

 

[Mirelle]

It's because your brightwork is most likely to be mahogany, not teak, that I recommended Coelan. A`"failure" with wood sealer or oil might be quite serious.

No idea how to pronounce it, and it is hellish expensive, but it looks just like a high quality varnish and my word it is tough! It's revolutionised my sailing.

 

[chinita]

I was the varnish voter but, then, I have all the time in the world (last year 12 coats). I also love varnishing (yes, hate the sanding) and could sit there admiring the results 'till the cows come home. Very vain but might be the legacy of military bull.

Good luck with your final choice.

 

[michael_w]

Epifanes. Your poll isn't working by the way.

 

[Kurrawong_Kid]

By accident discovered at B&Q Ronseal Outdoor Varnish-new formulation. Does not smell or look like varnish, but last year it stood up very well on a 2300 nm trip, so I'm using it again this year (still some in the pot!)