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crcalhoon
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Initially Posted - 02/22/2006 :  11:48:17  Show Profile
Pursuing info from this forum, am about to begin restoring interior of 1979 SR FK #1435. The little test piece that I have done so far seems too good to be true. My wife has already stolen my can to do the kitchen cabinets. Noting that on the can it says Do Not Use Polyurethane over this product, this AM I called the factory in California and asked re other finishes. They said that straight varnish or oil would probably be fine,IF I waited about three weeks for all of the oil to cook off before putting anything on it. I did the first coat on one spot about 10 days ago and it is too cold to go any further now. In a few weeks I'll try some teak oil on it and report. Oh, and "test on an inconspicuos spot first". No kidding.
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Response Posted - 02/22/2006 :  20:11:58  Show Profile
FWIW, the thing about oil is you have to reapply it ever so often . . .

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 02/22/2006 :  22:01:31  Show Profile
CR - I've used Resto-a-Finish on the interior teak for several years and haven't applied anything over it. The wood looks very nice without any additional coating.
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bbriner
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Response Posted - 02/22/2006 :  22:39:36  Show Profile
Wow ... I was looking at the Howard products yesterday ... did you use their cleaner too or just the restore-a-finish (or whatever it's called)?

(My interior wood around the "galley" seems pretty 'dirty' but the rest is just oiled and looks fine. I'm looking for a product to clean the stained/dirty wood and then re-oil the rest.)
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 02/23/2006 :  15:51:31  Show Profile
Bill, I didn't use a cleaner - didn't need to! In fact I didn't know that they made one!
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crcalhoon
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Response Posted - 02/23/2006 :  16:41:36  Show Profile
They do make a cleaner, but I read somewhere that it wasn't worth the trouble and cost, so I just skipped that, wiped down the piece good and put the stuff on it. Darn, if it doesn't look good.
Derek, I'm interested that you haven't oiled over it. That may be the way to go. I do prefer oil for most finishes to varnish, mostly because "I've always done it that a way and it seems easier to me.
Some of my interior pieces are so nasty that I think I'll scrub them down good and let them dry first, but this test piece wasn't so bad to begin with.
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bbriner
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Response Posted - 02/23/2006 :  19:53:35  Show Profile
CR - Pictures please!!
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Justin
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Response Posted - 02/24/2006 :  07:13:47  Show Profile  Visit Justin's Homepage
Here is a link to a thread I made last month and it has several photos showing the finish: http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11269
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crcalhoon
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Response Posted - 02/26/2006 :  18:05:51  Show Profile
Sorry, no pictures. A digital camera is one piece of modern technology that I have not yet acquired. And may never. Not sure I want to learn any more new stuff. Of if I can.
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 02/26/2006 :  21:44:35  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage
Yesterday, I found a place in my area that sells the Howard Products. I picked up the Restore-A-Finish and the other one that is for the permanent finish after using RAF. It's a wax with an orange scent in a squeeze bottle - forget the name.

I finished all the interior wood in the cabin with the RAF. It took 2+ hours. Need to still finish off with the other product and expect to do that during this next week or so.

I did not take photos of the before and after. Actually, my website has the "Before" photos. My wood was in pretty good shape to begin with, however, the RAF seems to work well and is easy to apply.
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