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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Sat May 27 2006 - 12:36:31 EDT
I agree with everything Keith said, and I have some additional comments.
I have used Honey Teak on two boats over a 13 year period. I would not have
purchased my De Fever 41 with all the exterior teak it has if I had not used
and had such good results with Honey Teak over many years.
A couple of addition tips.
I usually apply it as follows: Apply the first coat (following everything
Keith said). Then wait until it is just barely still tacky or even until it is
just barely no longer tacky, then apply the second coat, Let that cure
completely, then very lightly sand with 320 grit. By lightly I mean, I do about 4 feet
of rail in about 3 seconds, just knock off the dust bumps and bug legs. Then
dull the entire surface with the scotchbright pad, and pay attention to getting
down into the troughs of there are any. No gloss should be visible at all.
Then apply two more coats, same as the first time. If you are using only 3 coats
of color, put down one color and the first one of clear. I continue this way
until the last coat. I usually wait a couple days before doing the final final
coat. Do it in the AM when it's still cool if possible. If you put on only 3
coats of color, next year when you do a maintenance coat of clear, put on one
coat of color, then your clear. It seems to help it last a really long time to
do it this way.
One last thing. Vertical surfaces never seem to come out as nice as
horizontal surfaces. So, if possible, like for a door, take it off and lay it down
flat. If it is not possible to remove the vertical surface, I have had outstanding
results by doing only one coat per day, let it really cure between coats.
Seems like a lot of steps, but my sailboat has not been back to bare wood for 13
years and the brightwork looks better than all but a brand new full sand,
bleach and varnish job that is only one month old.
Brian
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