varnish or teak oil or what

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I've recently purchased a corribee which has been neglected and needs a lot of work one job is the rubbing rails and hand rails they have not been touched for 5yrs plus i have scrubbed them off traffic cleaner and hot water but what is the best thing to bring them back to life yacht varnish or teak oil or is there another product that would do the job
 
my choice would be a good quality yacht varnish provides a better protection than teak oil. i find teak oil does not weather to well if you do not like the shine rub some bees wax on once dry with wire wool..Sikkens Cetol Marine Wood Oil Varnish
 
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Teak is used as it is one of the decorative of woods. Why would you not want to enhance its beauty.

There is only one solution if you really want to make it look as good as possible....... Varnish. Oil if you really want to ruin its good looks. Leaving it bare is just an unforgivable waste of good wood.

All IMHO

Tom.
 
LittleShip said:
Teak is used as it is one of the decorative of woods. Why would you not want to enhance its beauty.

There is only one solution if you really want to make it look as good as possible....... Varnish. Oil if you really want to ruin its good looks. Leaving it bare is just an unforgivable waste of good wood.

All IMHO

Tom.
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Teak was originally used because of it's durability. The fact it looks good was just a bonus.
 
If you mean for decking I'll agree, teak is the best wood underfoot on a wet deck and very durable, correctly looked after.

If your talking about bright work, which the Op is then nothing out there looks as good as varnished teak, especially the slow grown teak of yesteryear.

Varnish is a great protection and enhancement for wood..... any wood, but and it's a big but.... Most people think that 2-3 coats is enough and it is if you really want to strip black every year and redo it. IMHO 6-8 coats is a minimum and 2 coats per year after that.

But what do I know I only look after half a Burmese teak forest on little ship :encouragement:

Tom
 
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LittleShip said:
If you mean for decking I'll agree, teak is the best wood underfoot on a wet deck and very durable, correctly looked after.

If your talking about bright work, which the Op is then nothing out there looks as good as varnished teak, especially the slow grown teak of yesteryear.

Varnish is a great protection and enhancement for wood..... any wood, but and it's a big but.... Most people think that 2-3 coats is enough and it is if you really want to strip black every year and redo it. IMHO 6-8 coats is a minimum and 2 coats per year after that.

But what do I know I only look after half a Burmese teak forest on little ship :encouragement:

Tom
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I think honduras mahogany gives teak a run for it's money in the 'looks when varnished' stakes. I'm not criticising your varnishing know how at all, just questioning your rational as to why teak is used in the first place.:eagerness:
 
itchenseadog said:
Teak, leave bare. Mahogany or any other timber, varnish. Coelan is good but if its only a small job, it will probably go off in the tin after the first coat thus be very expensive!
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When I said to leave teak bare, I was thinking of just a coup,e of grabrails on a grp coachroof but as Littleship says, there is nothing to beat tne beauty of well varnished teak which, unlike Honduras Mahogany, does not fade.
I agree, 6 to 8 coats rubbing back between coats is a minimum then two coats each year.

I was involved in the 3 year refit/restoration of Maybird (www.maybird.co.uk) a 43ft 1937 classic Sheppard designed ketch and I travel to Ireland each year to re varnish her. We use Epiphanes Gloss varnish which stands up well to a full seasons cruising and winter spent afloat at Crosshaven without any form of cover. Maybird's owner is always looking for crew if anyone is interested.
 
When my boat was first built all the teak apart from the deck was oiled. This has others have said was a disaster since it went black in the sun. Varnish look great but I want to sail the boat not constantly maintain it. Finally I sanded it all down and then just used Patio Magic once a year. First shot just after sanding then about five years later in the next shot the teak still looks good.
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Five or so years later just using Patio Magic
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dylan said:
When my boat was first built all the teak apart from the deck was oiled. This has others have said was a disaster since it went black in the sun. Varnish look great but I want to sail the boat not constantly maintain it. Finally I sanded it all down and then just used Patio Magic once a year. First shot just after sanding then about five years later in the next shot the teak still looks good.
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It looks clean..... but IMHO that's about all, the beauty of your teak is hidden, as for constant maintenance, your teak could once correctly covered be redone annually in one day.

To each their own.

Very nice boat by the way.

Tom.
 
Well maintained varnish for the best possible appearance.

But badly maintained flaking varnish for just about the worst appearance.

Sikkens Cetol Marine has been discontinued. International "Wood Skin" replaces it.

Cetol marine was the best I have tried. Not a high gloss but a varnish look without the high maintenance that real varnish requires. Tried most of the alternatives that are mentioned, and some snake oils that aren't.

Hopefully Wood Skin will prove to be as good as Cetol Marine. Initial reports on these forums have been favourable.
 
sorry for being late getting back but have been away first of all i have striped it back to as near original as possible with a traffic grime cleaner and wire wool with a bit of elbow grease they have come really well the hand rails I've taken off and rubbing rails are still on and yes they came up really well what i really want know is whats best for them now do i cover them with something or leave them bare
 
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