Varnish or not...

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I have just stripped off all varnish in the boat and I was going to give it the usual 6 coats of varnish (grrrr) when somebody suggested that I used Endeavour oil instead.
Have had a read on the back of the tin and application seems a lot easier than varnish but I am not quite sure whether I can just use all over.
Anybody tried it…
 
I use Micro-pore exterior wood finish ... gives the matt finish and lasyt much better than varnish.
For Cosmetic jobs where the varnish look is required - I use Polyurethane Varnish with UV inhibitors .... exterior grade.

I haven't yet found anything to be the whole answer to the job, but Micro-pore paint certainly saves me a lot of work ... as when it fades ... you can simply sand back lightly and recoat without building up great caost of varnish etc. and also it blends in with little colour difference.
As to Endeavour oil ....... never heard ogf it !! If anyone has and it works I'll be interested too !!
 
Haven't heard of Endeavour oil, but would be interested in learning more. I guess it is in the same generic family as Deks Oijlie and le Tonkinois which are designed to saturate the wood and build up a finish. Should not be used on previously varnished or CPES'd wood as they won't penetrate.

Unlike varnish, even thinned, these don't need between-coat flatting unless they have been left for more than a few days. Unlike varnish they don't skin and lift off the wood, so a light flatting with wet&dry is all that is needed to re-treat. Fairly expensive at £14-ish a litre.

Where did you come across Endeavour Oil?
 
They sell it at Aladdin’s Cave top of the Hamble
Spoke to one of the tech. guy's there and he highly recommended it.
 
Have never heard of Endeavour oil, but have used Deks Olie, oil and gloss finish with considerable success for the past 8-10 years. Oil finish (satin finish) is a bit "soft" and susceptible to wear, OK below though. Gloss finish seems not to crack open like traditional varnishes and allow water penetration.

PaulAG
 
Depends on how fussy you are! If it's easy there is bound to be a catch somewhere!

Nothing beats the look of gloss varnish, try Epifanes seems to last longer than most.
 
I used Endeavour 2 part wood oil this year for the first time.

Basically "Fairweather" had quite a lot of bare teak which was (I think) prob varnished.

When I bought her in Oct last year the teak was covered in moss and crud so I gave it all a gentle pressure wash ( I know it's not recommended but it worked) and as I had a million things to do just brushed on 1 base coat and 1 top coat.

I understand that if you flat it back you can get it up to a gloss finish but last winter mine was applied just to protect the wood. It has given the wood an orangey colour and still looks quite good.

Next year I will spend more time on the application but basically Im quite impressed. I havnt thought of it as an interior finish though.

Nick
 
I use Danish oil

I have a fair bit or exterior teak on my boat (Fisher 25) which the previous 'kind owner' had painted with bog-standard brown paint - yuk! During this year's haul-out for anti-foul I got all this horrible paint off and have treated the lot with Rustin's Danish oil. It goes on really easily and soaks in so there's no surface coating to crack or peel - she looks like a new boat! Don't know how well it will last but I could probably re-coat all the wood in one day so it doesn't really matter!

Cheers,

Jerry
 
In Australia, we use both Endeavor and Deks Oijlie. They are much of a muchness. We're currently using Endeavor.

Obviously, our main problem is sun damage but Bass Strait tends to take the shine off a bit.

They are both well know here so I suggest you post a message on the Australian Ocean Racing forum on www.orcv.org.au/forum. People will (no doubt) give their opinion and any tips they've found.

Rich
 
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