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Boat Forum / Building / August 2006varnish repair deck
Hi All I've got a 1980 Enterprise sailing dinghy which has got some issues on the deck, it would appear the varnish has lifted through the winter. this has left several areas along the edge of deck looking very poor! I need some advice please. Do i need to strip all the deck surfaces and revarnish or just strip the effected areas and reply the varnish? Can some please give me a step by step of how they would approach this problem! Cheers Mark >Hi All > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Cheers Mark 1) Scrape deck 2) Sand deck. 2A) If deck is still stained, use a wood bleach and repeat step 2) 3) Varnish deck (don't use polyurethane) Brian Whatcott Altus OK Brian Whatcott Altus OK I agree, don't use polyurethane, it peels off after half a season. Yacht Varnish is much better, but on a deck, I would be inclined to scrape it off and use Martin's hardwood oil. You can then keep putting it on each season and it will last for ages. Quilly, Have a look at the new Anti-Spyware program CounterSpy I recommend it, it worked for me at, http://quilljar.users.btopenworld.com/ >I agree, don't use polyurethane, it peels off after half a season. Yacht >Varnish is much better, but on a deck, I would be inclined to scrape it off >and use Martin's hardwood oil. You can then keep putting it on each season >and it will last for ages. Epifanes hard wood oil isn't really an oil, but it is a very good long lasting varnish.  SignatureMartin >>Hi All >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Brian Whatcott Altus OK I have used with much success Sikenns (sp?) Ceetol. 2 coats of HLS and a finishing coat of Filter 7. If weather is OK can get all 3 coats on in a day. It is permeable so does not discolour and lift like varnish. After 2 summers and 1 winter it is still looking OK. Maintenance is a doddle. It is a stain, so use a light colour - light pine. Not high gloss so won't give a 'classic yacht' finish but it is acceptable and it more fun to go sailing than to varnish. >>>Hi All >>> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >I have used with much success Sikenns (sp?) Ceetol. Sikkens is part of Akzo Nobel like International Paints. Sikkens factory is in the Netherlands about 10 miles from the Epifanes factory. > 2 coats of HLS and a >finishing coat of Filter 7. If weather is OK can get all 3 coats on in a >day. Ceetol and Epifanes come out about the same in independent tests. Epifanes is also microporous. >It is permeable so does not discolour and lift like varnish. After 2 >summers and 1 winter it is still looking OK. Maintenance is a doddle. Epifanes lasted 10 years on my tiller, before it needed revarnishing. >It is a stain, so use a light colour - light pine. Not high gloss so won't >give a 'classic yacht' finish but it is acceptable and it more fun to go >sailing than to varnish. Epifanes Hard Wood Oil does give a high gloss finish. SignatureMartin |
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