Cabin Floor - What Finish?

[sbrockman]

I'm away to revitalise the cabin floor in my Nicholson 32, it's teak faced ply with a white holly stripe through it. I've removed the old varnish from a small panel and am wondering which varnish is the best one to use for this purpose.

Would welcome peoples thoughts on the best product to protect my cabin floor for another 30 years.

 

[pvb]

I use oil on mine - apply, leave 24 hrs, wipe off residue with kitchen roll. Looks good.

 

[fdmarsden]

Have same cabin sole. used Ronseal Satin. does what it says on the tin

 

[mcsailing]

Hi Is the ronseal satin a clear varnish ?

 

[VicMallows]

I have experimented with various finishes on my Teak/Holy flooring boards over the years. The best so far has been a one-part quick drying flooring varnish called "WOODMINDER". This came from BRANDON HIRE (tool hire shops) , but no longer seems to be available. It is a highly volatile product, such that you really do need to wear a good mask in a confined area....probably why it appears to be deceased.

Vic

 

[Stemar]

I use le Tonkinois for most of the brightwork on Jissel. Cheap it ain't but it's forgiving to apply, non-slip, even when wet and seems to be very hard wearing.

 

[MoodySabre]

Ronseal Diamond Hard floor varnish - clear and comes in gloss or satin. It's acrylic so very easy to work with. Very pleased with the result on my boards.

 

[Forbsie]

I painted mine last night in aluminium wood primer!

It only took a second but unfortunately in my haste I also painted a cable reel, the flue to my new Squirrel stove and half my new wet n' dry vacuum cleaner.

Lesson of the day: Don't place a full tin of primer on a precariously propped cabin side. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[asj1]

I have used this varnish

http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/j/JUNISOLAC/

- aimed at the Sports Hall Floor Market. It is a 2 pot varnish. It is very hard wearing gives agood satin finish, doesn't scratch and is not too expensive.

You will see that I have provided a link to the Decorating Direct webpage , (I haven't seen it for sale anywhere else) Decorating Direct also very good for cheapish but high quality brushes, buy them by the dozen !

 

[VicMallows]

asj1,

Thanks for that info. Sounds interesting and have noted for future reference.

Vic

 

[thalassa]

For the cabin floor, I've used V33 varnish for stairs. According to the info, it contains microbeads making it "anti-skid" to norm NF P90106. And indeed it isn't slippery when wet, and looks quite smooth to my Mark I eyeball.

 

[scuby]

I used the Ronseal stuff, it was a mistake. Waterborne varnishes tend to dull the wood and I have found it is brittle and can chip. It is also not as scratch resistant as the manufacturer claims. I wish I had seen asj1's post before, 2 pack is the way to go.

 

[sbrockman]

Many thanks for all the helpful replies. I have been using some Le Tonkinois for my Teak washboards and been very impressed by the finish, wasn't sure about it's durability for the floor however in the light of Stemar's reply will give it a try.