menzies
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When we got Sonas the outside curtains on our pilot house windows were made of a fine mesh material. Over the years this had let in lots of sunlight, to the extent that the wood had become discolored. We have now replaced those with lined Sunbrella.
Last year we had a couple of people who specialize on boat wood come and look at the job. Nobody would touch it.
So we called in the guy who did the complete interior and exterior painting on our home when we bought it four years ago. Asking if he could do it and was willing to. His eyes lit up. Not just because of the contract value, but as he told us, he and his dad used to build small wooden boats when he was young and in fact that is how he started in his profession.
So he laid out his plan. Sand the wood down so that it becomes porous. Rub on the stain - in our case Pecan. Leave the oil based stain for three days so that it completed soaks in and dries. Put on the first coast of clear coat poly. After that dries, use "four ought" steel wool and rub the first coat with the grain to rub the poly into the stained wood. Then add a second coat of poly.
Estimate is three to four weeks of work. He started yesterday. Will update as it moves along. Not inexpensive, but it needs done.
Photos are of the wood prior to starting.
Last year we had a couple of people who specialize on boat wood come and look at the job. Nobody would touch it.
So we called in the guy who did the complete interior and exterior painting on our home when we bought it four years ago. Asking if he could do it and was willing to. His eyes lit up. Not just because of the contract value, but as he told us, he and his dad used to build small wooden boats when he was young and in fact that is how he started in his profession.
So he laid out his plan. Sand the wood down so that it becomes porous. Rub on the stain - in our case Pecan. Leave the oil based stain for three days so that it completed soaks in and dries. Put on the first coast of clear coat poly. After that dries, use "four ought" steel wool and rub the first coat with the grain to rub the poly into the stained wood. Then add a second coat of poly.
Estimate is three to four weeks of work. He started yesterday. Will update as it moves along. Not inexpensive, but it needs done.
Photos are of the wood prior to starting.
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