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Post by sailblue on May 20, 2010 6:55:13 GMT
Time to re do some areas of interior on my SO43. Exposed to sun and/or water has marked the finish with light spots. Gangway area, galley cupboard doors bottom edge, salon table scratched up a little.
Told I can sand and revarnish, but will not remove the light marks from sun.
Is the original product a PU that Jeanneau use? Do I have to go to timber with sanding? I understand the veneer is thin
How do I get the teak finish even again before varnish or PU?
I am in Thailand so all products are not readily available. One PU product was BEGER form Germany?
Thankful for any clues/advice on this. Due to Red shirts have time for this job.
tks all
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Post by MartyB on May 20, 2010 14:24:38 GMT
When I redid my finish for the first time on my 85, do not think original 20 yr owner did the interior, I did a light sand with 400-600 equal sand paper, then did 3-5 coats of a spar varnish with a rag. The brand I used "top secret" available in a Seattle Shop, Fisheries Supply IIRC fisheriessupply.com The more I type and remember, I may have used a plastic steel wool equal too, along with the foam back sand paper in the 400-600 grit range.
Reality is, ANY spar varnish will work for what I did. I choose TS as the folks at the store mentioned it is one of the more neutral colored varnish's, as some will have more yellow than others, some more brown.
You are correct, the sun fade does not come out. It might if I were to sand ALL the way down, but that is not an option with plywood as we have in our boats at times.
marty
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Post by sailblue on May 20, 2010 16:11:37 GMT
Thanks Marty as it is thin teak veneer below, sanding to bare wood is risky. One concern is i believe I cannot go over varnish with PU, or vice versa. Also I think that I would like to use a UV product as considerable sunlight does get onto the timbers in certain places. I did read somewhere that I can use a stain to put the color back and then Varnish  Any opinions on these points? |
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Post by MartyB on May 21, 2010 14:02:01 GMT
I'm sure you could stain and revarnish the wood. I would think, you would have to remove the varnish to make this successful. Some of the wood parts are, or at least on mine, were removable by removing screws. So I took some of these panels/parts home, sanded lightly in the garage, then applied the varnish at home. Other more permanent boards I did on the boat as mentioned above. I'm sure you could use a belt of pad power sander with a vacuum attachment on the boat. I was trying to avoid that kind of mess in the cabin area's as much as I could. Hence, I tried to remove and take home.
In the end, reality says, there is not a right or wrong way, just what works "BEST" for you.
Marty
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Post by so40gtb on Jun 15, 2010 2:08:30 GMT
We have a few interior surfaces that have received the rub wear expected in a nine-year-old boat, particularly the rail along the sink, companionway edges, and such.
Before we go the spar varnish route advised by Marty, has anyone else been down this road on a 6 to 12 year old Jeanneau and, if so, what do you recommend?
--Karl
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Any opinions on these points? 
