Removing Sandolin

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The new boat came with a wonderful "feature".... all the interior woodwork has been treated with a heap of dark woodstain, complete with runs etc. Shame as it is a mix of teak and teak faced-ply.

I can obviously sand off the solid teak, the ply is more tricky as I am worried I'll get through the veneer.

Any ideas gratefully received, any chemicals that might lift it? ... the plan is to dismantle the interior a section at a time and restore it in the garage.

Even with a serious sand, some of the damn stuff sticks in the grain.
 
I guess chemical will be the only way, with a thin bristle, stiff brush to get it out of the grain. It sticks like sh*t to a blanket!
 
Hot air gun and a scraper - a "sharp" one.
Be carefiul to heat enough to soften the varnish/stain - but not enough to soften the glue in the ply.

Or get yourself a proper cabinet maker's scraper abd cold scrape the goop off.
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Properly applied, the first coat of Sadolin sinks through the top layer of ply and takes the stain with it. Even on solid teak, the stain works it's way down any end-grain exposed. Sanding down will take off the top coat and, as it's not that hard, the only poblem is clogging the sandpaper.

Below decks I use Sadolin clear (currently sold as Basecoat in main agents, who mix the stains on site....not B&Q then) and I like the finish, but it has to be applied sparingly.
 
Oh dear; we've been there. The previous owner of our boat applied Sadolin to the cockpit and transom teak planking and the solid teak handrails. Whilst he was at it he also "pebbledashed" most of the surrounding GRP. It was a nightmare job but we did get it all off in the end. We used "Removall" which is pretty aggressive stuff; we've a tin left in the garage if you'd like to give it a go. The teak faced ply will be a worry as the veneer's are easily damaged. The saving grace will be if the teak had had a varnish applied to it before "Mr Sadolin" got carried away - if it has then maybe the stain will have been prevented from sinking in to the grain by the varnish.

Good luck!

rob
 
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