Finish for a shower grid

[Stemar]

Jazzcat has a teak (I think) grid over the sump in the shower. I has been varnished, but the varnish has seen better days, and the coup de grace was when I spilt paint on it and didn't notice until it dried. I'm removing the varnish, but am now wondering what to put in its place. First thought was le Tonkinois, which I have in stock - it's my preferred finish for shiny wood, but I'm wondering if teak oil wouldn't be a better bet for that particular use.

Any thoughts or alternatives?

 

[Tranona]

Teak oil or leave bare.

 

[geem]

Teak oil or leave bare.

I built our grating in 2012. It's teak. We varnished it from new. As liveaboards it gets a lot of use. It has been re-varnished twice and will be done again this summer. Not too much work but it looks really nice varnished rather than left bare.

 

[Plum]

Jazzcat has a teak (I think) grid over the sump in the shower. I has been varnished, but the varnish has seen better days, and the coup de grace was when I spilt paint on it and didn't notice until it dried. I'm removing the varnish, but am now wondering what to put in its place. First thought was le Tonkinois, which I have in stock - it's my preferred finish for shiny wood, but I'm wondering if teak oil wouldn't be a better bet for that particular use.

Any thoughts or alternatives?

Another vote for leave it bare.

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[C08]

I am impressed you squeezed a shower into a 8m Catalac - did you fit it?

 

[lustyd]

Bare for me too, otherwise why use teak at all?

 

[Daydream believer]

If you varnish it, how do you manage to sand & varnish between the grids, or does it remain as a manky mess?
How about chucking it & replacing with a plastic work place mat. At least you can pressure wash that at intervals.

 

[KompetentKrew]

I built our grating in 2012. It's teak. We varnished it from new. As liveaboards it gets a lot of use. It has been re-varnished twice and will be done again this summer. Not too much work but it looks really nice varnished rather than left bare.

How did you fasten or join the wood please @geem? My shower's teak grating is coming apart in places and I'd like to glue it. I thought to use thickened epoxy, but didn't know if that would bond to the teak.

 

[john_morris_uk]

How did you fasten or join the wood please @geem? My shower's teak grating is coming apart in places and I'd like to glue it. I thought to use thickened epoxy, but didn't know if that would bond to the teak.

Degrease it first and epoxy will stick perfectly well in my experience.
Another vote for leave bare to the OP

 

[geem]

How did you fasten or join the wood please @geem? My shower's teak grating is coming apart in places and I'd like to glue it. I thought to use thickened epoxy, but didn't know if that would bond to the teak.

Ours is epoxied. We thickened with colloidal silica. Before applying we decreased with alcohol. Our grating is more like duckboards. I copied it off a big Oyster I was on.
Next time we will probably use tabletop epoxy on it and probably not varnish at all. Our saloon floor is done this way but we did finish with varnish

 

[Pye_End]

Varnish for me. Out of the direct sun it lasts and lasts. Le Tonk great choice.

 

[Dutch01527]

I varnisged mine but only the top. I like bare untreated tea on my deck but not there where it feels like it is harbouring germs. Easy job, sand and revarnish when needed.

 

[Stemar]

I am impressed you squeezed a shower into a 8m Catalac - did you fit it?

Standard fitting. The heads are of a size to please the ladies and there's even hot water, or will be if I can get the Ascot working.

 

[lustyd]

The heads are of a size to please the ladies

How did you get a 6m x 6m bathroom with Jacuzzi onto an 8m yacht? Perhaps you know different ladies than I do

 

[PCUK]

Burgess Wood Sealer.