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cat78
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Initially Posted - 06/13/2007 :  21:09:11  Show Profile
On the subject of teak, I used cetol marine on my teak but now it has peeled and deteriorated. I would like to strip it and redo it. I used it on my O'day and it worked really well but on the cat it didn't seem to hold up. they recommend that you wash the teak with acetone before you paint. I did this on the O'day but not one the cat and this could be the reason that it didn't last. Any way does any one have a good way to strip it of without too much trouble.
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Response Posted - 06/13/2007 :  21:16:33  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by cat78</i>
<br />On the subject of teak, I used cetol marine on my teak but now it has peeled and deteriorated. I would like to strip it and redo it. I used it on my O'day and it worked really well but on the cat it didn't seem to hold up. they recommend that you wash the teak with acetone before you paint. I did this on the O'day but not one the cat and this could be the reason that it didn't last. Any way does any one have a good way to strip it of without too much trouble.
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<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I have used a citrus based stripper with good success. The advantage is that it is not hard on gelcoat like regular stripper.

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Chris Z
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Response Posted - 06/14/2007 :  15:04:09  Show Profile  Visit Chris Z's Homepage
I used Zip Strip on my teak and it worked great. You have to have the wood off the boat though. Also bought a very stiff plastic brush that the hardware store sold for stripping. Also some bronze wool course works great. It took many times with the stripper and effort to get it all off. Although now it looks great.
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Chris Z
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Response Posted - 06/14/2007 :  23:52:11  Show Profile  Visit Chris Z's Homepage
Here is some pics of my wood before and after stripping. Next is TSP then Zep Sink cleaner. I am also finishing with Sikkens Natural Teak.

First Day Home after cleaning:

After using Zip Strip:


Also, note the Force 5 in the background. I picked this up for free. Finishing the wood on this one also.
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 06/15/2007 :  11:49:50  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
And folks really think Cetol is less work than "clean and oil"?
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At Ease
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Response Posted - 06/15/2007 :  13:49:00  Show Profile
I never completely stripped the Cetol. Gave the teak a good sanding and then put the Cetol on...at least three coats. Sure, it's more work, but you only have to do it every several years, not every several months like teak oil
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 06/15/2007 :  14:33:11  Show Profile
Using teak oil in Central Texas would need cleaning off and re-doing every few WEEKs - not months. With cetol it's a touch-up every 2 years.
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 06/15/2007 :  16:41:09  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
I've gotten Cetol off using the same materials and procedures as for removing paint or varnish. As for over coating, it works if you do it before the exiting coating starts to crack and peel. My experience has been that, once there are gaps in the old Cetol, sanding and recoating looks like crap. One of these days, I'm going to get around to making up Sunbrella covers for most of the exterior teak.

-- Leon S.
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ngrinich
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Response Posted - 06/15/2007 :  19:43:38  Show Profile
Any hints on how to get stray Cetol off the fiberglass deck? I used blue masking tape around the teak hand rails but some bled through.
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Steve Siefken
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Response Posted - 06/15/2007 :  21:28:07  Show Profile
I used Soft Scrub with bleach and was able to remove it that way.
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