Nimbus spruce up

[colhel]

There'll be some pics of progress at the end of this post where I used the method below to achieve the results. A year ago I had to google "cabinet scraper", so I'm very much a beginner to all this.
I have changed my preference on varnish for the cockpit/saloon, opting for "International Compass" for the doors and cabinets as this gives a much deeper and glossy appearance I prefer.
For the inside areas I may stick with "International Goldspar Satin"

Good idea! Stripping the old varnish is definately the biggest job on this project. Luckily its only the door panels (I think) that are laminated and need a delicate touch. The units in the cabin seem to be solid wood where I should be able to be a bit more aggressive with the sand paper. If I feel brave enough to remove some of the more intricate mouldings, I'll definately follow your suggestion.

Of course they're not solid teak (silly colhel).....



There's a couple of bits of laminated ply that are screwed onto the saloon seat moulding and the cushions sit on these. Over the years damp has been trapped between these and the grp and even though it's rarely seen I thought I'd TRY and bring it back to a nice standard of finish. I've only started the prep so far, the finishing and varnishing will have to wait till the wood's dried off, probably next weekend.

Here's one piece, as it was off the boat



Paint stripper applied and about 15 mins later, scraping started





Using the part one of West Systems teak cleaner, the wood turns black and yucky.



After hosing it down and wiping off standing water, part 2 of the solution is applied which restores the colour. However, as these are hidden, the laminate is just as it comes and not teak as the cleaner is marketed for...




So below are pictures of progress so far In various stages

Forward small hatch







Trying the new sink for size. It's a bit big but I thought I'd just fit another bit sheet on top of the existing cut out to raise the sink lip.

 

[colhel]

 

[andy59]

Looking good Colin , hope to see it in the flesh this season

 

[Greg2]

Looking good!?

I have followed your suggestion and used Goldspar satin on a small piece and I am very pleased with the finish - a lot easier to use than the traditional stuff. I am currently experimenting with a coat or two of Compass or Schooner to provide a bit more colour before covering with several coats of Goldspar to get the satin finish.

The helm seat base that it did last winter had black water staining and I used wood bleach to get rid of it after stripping all the old varnish off. That and a bit of careful rubbing down did the job.

 

[colhel]

Looking good!?

I have followed your suggestion and used Goldspar satin on a small piece and I am very pleased with the finish - a lot easier to use than the traditional stuff. I am currently experimenting with a coat or two of Compass or Schooner to provide a bit more colour before covering with several coats of Goldspar to get the satin finish.

The helm seat base that it did last winter had black water staining and I used wood bleach to get rid of it after stripping all the old varnish off. That and a bit of careful rubbing down did the job.

Did you have to use any colour restorer after using wood bleach? Is Schooner lighter or darker than compass? I presume it's gloss.
Feel free to add any pictures and progress updates here

 

[Greg2]

Did you have to use any colour restorer after using wood bleach? Is Schooner lighter or darker than compass? I presume it's gloss.
Feel free to add any pictures and progress updates here

I haven’t done much to date and on the helm seat panel I didn't use any colour restorer after the wood bleach. I am looking at ways to colour the wood to help with patching up as opposed to going for a full strip so I wonder if a colour restorer might do it.

If memory serves Schooner is a little darker than Compasss and I used it to re-furb our flybridge wheel (what a job that was). I think I did the helm panel with Compass but can’t be 100% sure - might have done both with Schooner as I have half a tin left!

Helm seat base

 

[colhel]

I've been told you can get some sort of acrylic pen to fill in patches.

 

[Greg2]

I've been told you can get some sort of acrylic pen to fill in patches.

Thats interesting, I will see what Mr Google knows …..

 

[colhel]

Finally started putting stuff back today. We're spending the Bank Holiday w/e aboard so hopefully there'll be a bit more progress to report.

 

[rafiki_]

Looking good Colin.

 

[Martxer]

Thats interesting, I will see what Mr Google knows …..

You can get the acrylic pens or wax sticks, I have used the wax sticks and you can blend them to get the right colour match

 

[Greg2]

You can get the acrylic pens or wax sticks, I have used the wax sticks and you can blend them to get the right colour match

I tried a pen and it was unsuccessful in terms of a colour match. Didn’t know about the wax sticks but ended up re-varnishing instead. I will bear them in mind for touch up work ?

 

[colhel]

Some before and after pictures of the cabin sole, wether it's actual teak and holly I don't know but it's not laminate.
I stripped and scraped off the old varnish and cleaned off with teak cleaner and where there was damage I filled with Ronseal coloured woodfiller, problem being though the colour on the tube was way off the actual colour. To get over this I attempted mixing the colours to achieve a good match, it worked okay and with a little more patience could probably work well.
The cabin (pointy bit) photo I took yesterday after the cushions were put back, heads and side cabin doors refitted and the grotty old carpet removed and a new table top fitted.