doug748
Well-known member
This suggestion is old hat now, but International Woodskin is worth a try for about 15 quid a tin.
It is very easy to freshen up, dries quickly, looks good, sticks to teak and lasts very well. However it does not have the gloss of a true varnish and I find the colour a bit muddy. What gloss it does have is soon subdued.
These water based finishes were developed from products used to coat wooden structures on trendy new buildings. You may still find stocks of Cetol Novatech , Novatop etc in builder's merchants, which are similar and available in a range of hues.
I suggest you try in on the handrails and maybe the toerail. Later you might do around the ports and combings, if only because it will shed water more quickly. The contrast would produce an excellent effect and it would be easy to put back if you did not get on with it.
On my plastic boat the, rather weedy, toerail was suffering at the bow, where the full benefit of the weather is felt. These finishes have certainly helped preserve things.
It is very easy to freshen up, dries quickly, looks good, sticks to teak and lasts very well. However it does not have the gloss of a true varnish and I find the colour a bit muddy. What gloss it does have is soon subdued.
These water based finishes were developed from products used to coat wooden structures on trendy new buildings. You may still find stocks of Cetol Novatech , Novatop etc in builder's merchants, which are similar and available in a range of hues.
I suggest you try in on the handrails and maybe the toerail. Later you might do around the ports and combings, if only because it will shed water more quickly. The contrast would produce an excellent effect and it would be easy to put back if you did not get on with it.
On my plastic boat the, rather weedy, toerail was suffering at the bow, where the full benefit of the weather is felt. These finishes have certainly helped preserve things.