Vinyl wrap on old wood.

[Alistairr]

Hi all.

Has anyone ever put a vinyl wood wrap over old water stained woodwork on their boat?

if so, how happy are you with the results, and where did you get the wrap?

Thanks
Alistairr.

 

[PlankWalker]

Sounds like a recipe for wood rot to me!

 

[dankilb]

Stuff’s a pain - seems to magnify and highlight the tiniest imperfections in the substrate (on painted steel that is - all I’ve tried it on!). Can imagine it’d be/look a nightmare on wood unless it was mirror varnished. And then if you made a mistake, it’d probably pull the varnish off anyway! But just guessing..,

The ‘right’ stuff to use would probably be a sheet of Formica. The rigid backing will hide - rather than magnify - a multitude of sins. Not as hard as it sounds to achieve, with a decent template, a router flush-trim bit and some trim for the edges.

 

[Gary Fox]

Careful application of dilute oxalic acid can remove the dark stains. Sealing it with any kind of plastic will ruin it.

 

[Concerto]

Diluted cheap super market bleach(3 or 4 parts to one of water) is also very good at removing stains from wood. Just make sure thoroughly washed with fresh water before refinishing.