Interior Varnish

[Euphonyx]

can you please advise the best varnish for the interior wooden bits. A mixture f teak veneer ply and solid mahogany and some solid teak trims. I like gloss finish and it needs to be really hard wearing as it will be covering high wear areas. Thanks

 

[PlankWalker]

Any quality polyurethane yacht varnish will be fine. Don't be tempted to use an exterior grade alkyd varnish except around hatches or skylights they may have superior UV properties, but are not hard-wearing enough.

Plank

 

[Caer Urfa]

can you please advise the best varnish for the interior wooden bits. A mixture f teak veneer ply and solid mahogany and some solid teak trims. I like gloss finish and it needs to be really hard wearing as it will be covering high wear areas. Thanks

I used International Woodskin on teak, more of a satin finish but wears well and easy to touch up.

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[Euphonyx]

Thanks folks. Very helpful.

 

[KevO]

I used International Woodskin on teak, more of a satin finish but wears well and easy to touch up.

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I used woodskin for the interior too. I think it looks really nice (and it gets lots of compliments). It goes on easily, is easy to touch up but I wouldn't class it as particularly 'hard-wearing'. Fine for grab handles etc but I wouldn't use it underfoot if you know what I mean

 

[smithy]

Very nice, how long did that take?

 

[Euphonyx]

well that looks amazing! You should be very proud of that finish

 

[KevO]

Very nice, how long did that take?

Thank you

It didn't take that long... the hard work is, as always, in the prep. A mixture of dry scraping, hot gunning and lacquer stripper as each bit seemed to respond differently. Where there was some black spot staining I bleached it out with a solution of oxalic. Then all sanded very lightly with fine grade paper and wiped with white spirit and tacky dust rags.

The woodskin goes on very easily as long as it's not too cold. I admit I did thin the first coat slightly to get it to flow and soak although the instructions say not to. Then 3 further coats (with the tin kept in a bath of warm water while in use) with at least 48 hours in between and some gentle warmth left on in the saloon overnight. No rubbing down in between needed.

I think it was soooo much easier than standard varnishes I've used in the past. Certainly easier than the 10 coats of Rustins I used on the cabin sole boards

All done in fits and starts over about a fortnight in between other jobs.

 

[Tintin]

So what do you all suggest for the sole boards?

(Btw KevO's pictures understate how good the finish is)

 

[KevO]

So what do you all suggest for the sole boards?

(Btw KevO's pictures understate how good the finish is)

Aw... Shucks.... (Blush)

 

[Poignard]

So what do you all suggest for the sole boards?

(Btw KevO's pictures understate how good the finish is)

Carpet. Good to put your bare feet on when you get up on a cold morning to put the kettle on. It also deadens sound and provides some heat insulation.

 

[KevO]

Carpet. Good to put your bare feet on when you get up on a cold morning to put the kettle on. It also deadens sound and provides some heat insulation.

That's why I put down a long rug runner