Sonadora wrote:
> Hmmm...by my calculations, this original message was substantially less than
> 500k. With pics, was around 400k.

I dunno, headers may have been an issue and I wouldn't expect the math
to be too accurate from this software. :-P

>
> After a week with 3 coats, it barely looked like I had applied anything. The
> weather actually cooperated and I determined that varnish was what I
> wanted...especially thanks to Cindy's comment "...she wants to be pretty."

I can die happy knowing that I've helped at least one owner turn from
the dark side!! :-)

Regarding Sea-fin, I've never used it and, as you might have gathered
from Rick's note, I'm a well known varnish fanatic. So take all of this
with a grain of salt...

Some time in the distant past, a previous owner used some kind of
penetrating product on Mandisa's "eyebrow" (the trim piece running
around the top edge of the cabin top) and now we have a REALLY hard time
getting varnish to stick to it. I've stripped this area completely and
cleaned it thoroughly before putting new varnish on it (8 coats) and it
always blisters and peels.

So, I guess what I'm saying is be careful that you're not making a
commitment that you're going to be sorry about in the future if you
change your mind about teak care. Try it on some scrap teak or a small
area on your boat for a while and see what happens. See how it looks
after being in the sun for a while. Try putting varnish over it and see
how that works.

The other question to ask is do you really need it? Teak is a very hard
wood with all kinds of oils built in. Is this stuff really going to help
you?

Cindy

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Received on Fri Aug 11 08:01:29 2006