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If you want a traditionalist old sail, a boat is not a real boat, unless there is some light outside the workplace (teak), evolution of boat builders today No Teak is by boat. But where is possible at all. The modern consumer does not want to be bothered with routine tasks such as maintenance teak.

How sad. I also heard that the buyers: "If there is teak out, I do not want the boat." For me it give brilliant brilliant job, a yachtCharacter.

The key to the brilliant work done each year before their maintenance is really needed .. Do not let it start to crack and peel, you waited too long. But for the sake of argument, suppose that you are looking for a tow older is expected to buy from me. The owner has let his light go to work and need to raise. It would be better to avoid anything that boat? "Not at all, but you can talk about how to get fit.

The first thing to consider whenshould simply sand the existing paint or strip down to just wood.

If you must go beyond the old paint completely, it comes with our favorite hardware store and a heat gun and a metal spatula 2-3 cm, watching paint. This method is better than using chemicals. But not even think, Sander with a vibrant! With the heat gun at full power, hold it for about 4 cm from the surface at an angle, you can see paint and softened with a little help from yourSpatula is the right thing in a long, thin sheets. Do not get too close or you will sing the teak. If you remove the paint, sand with 120 and 220 sandpaper to obtain a smooth surface.

So what about paint, you should not remove, but requires no maintenance? I have my annual maintenance last weekend, and here is the rundown. My vessel has 94 meters of teak handrail to give you an idea of what we are doing and the time taken.

My choice of surface is Sikkens Cetol. It is a product manufacturedTeak from the creators of Awlgrip.

Shopping list

· Heat gun (if you're from the old paint)
· Paper glass grit 120/220
7 days · tape-and-blue painter
· Mineral spirits
· Dust cloths binding
· Soap

Step 1 – Clean the teak

The first thing we want is to get some soap and water really clean Dirt Off Your teak. Get the dirt and crud-off. Wipe down and dry. Then, very important here, soak a clothteak with white spirit and dry again. The solvent is a silicone or wax, lift your painting on sandpaper later in these substances could be rotated to the left is the area that will raise your strength to surface later.

Time – 30 minutes

Step 2 –

After the brilliant work is clean, we need some rough so the new paint to adhere. With medium sandpaper, 220 yen Scuff surface gently to stop. Not enoughmind you go through the woods, only to knock the gloss and smooth surface. With a tack cloth, remove all dust. Continue to keep, tape, until all the metal adjacent paint away from areas that do not need to paint you. If you spend time with 7 days of tape-and-blue painter to places you've saved a lot of hiding after.

Prep – 2 hours. In our next article we'll start with some paint.

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