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Subject: RE: TWL: Re: Cetol Application Tips
From: Bohn, James M (james.m.bohn@XXX.XXX)
Date: Fri Feb 01 2002 - 10:02:00 EST
WILLIAM RUSSEL (wrussell@XXX.XXX) wrote:
> I seem to recall that teak is a wood that can have a high silicone content
> anyway. I think that is one of the reasons that it weathers well and it
> relatively rot resistant. Some teak that I have seen even has light gray
> flecks in it that I have been told are silicone inclusions.
What you have said is true, except that you've confused the word "silicone"
for "silicon", an easy thing to do. Teak has a high silicon content, and
silicon is an element similar to carbon. When silicon is combined with
other elements, it tends to form hard, durable substances like silicon
dioxide (sand) or silicon carbide (abrasives).
Silicone is a polymer substance used in sealants, rubbers, coatings, and
lubricants. Some furniture polishes have silicone, and this is what causes
fisheyes.
Jim Bohn
M/V Margaret Ann
1974 Trojan 44
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