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NautiC25
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Initially Posted - 06/13/2015 :  13:23:01  Show Profile
I've read quite a few of you have been using the Restor-a-Finish, so I jumped on board and gave it a try. $9 at Home Depot. I was a little worried that the Mahogany tint would be too dark and didn't see any pics around here. A few of you have chosen to go with the Golden Oak. Turns out, the Mahogany was exactly the tint I wanted! It gave the wood a nice dark-redish tint. As advertised, I didn't have to sand anything. Just wipe it on, and wipe harder on problem areas. This stuff it great!

I haven't seen any pics in previous posts, so I wanted those of you unfamiliar with it to see what it does. The stairs get a lot of sun and were turning gray. (Excuse the mess. Too much rain recently.)
1989 C-25 TR/WK #5894
Miss Behavin'
Sittin' in LCYC on Canyon Lake, Texas

islander
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Response Posted - 06/13/2015 :  13:34:10  Show Profile
Love that stuff, My PO gave me a can of cherry and it came out great but I've been using the Golden Oak with a little cherry wood stain mixed in because I can't seem to find the cherry anymore. Simple and easy can't be beat.
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound


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Voyager
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Response Posted - 06/13/2015 :  16:51:00  Show Profile
Nice idea. Does it shine up your interior or is it matte? I've been using Lemon Oil and Liquid Gold in the interior and teak oil for the exterior. Lemon Oil smells great. I'll give Howard's RAF a try...
Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain — Milford, CT
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islander
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Response Posted - 06/13/2015 :  16:55:01  Show Profile
About the same as what your using Bruce.
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 06/15/2015 :  09:12:57  Show Profile
I would say that it's semi-gloss. Not matte, but not very shiny either.
1989 C-25 TR/WK #5894
Miss Behavin'
Sittin' in LCYC on Canyon Lake, Texas
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 06/15/2015 :  11:15:00  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage

Same here - I use the Howards products as well. Restore-a-finish and then I put that other product Bee & wax or whatever they call it over the other product. In the last 10 years, I have only re-applied it perhaps twice.
Larry
'89 Robin's Nest#5820, Potomac River/Quantico, Va
http://catalina25.homestead.com/olarryr.html
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Akenumber
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Response Posted - 06/23/2015 :  18:06:46  Show Profile
I like the extended setee. Looks like it makes a great bed. Does it fold up or is it more permanent?
Ken
San Diego
84 C25 SR/FK 4116
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 06/23/2015 :  21:01:47  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage
The rail lifts up out of end supports. The 3 vertical leg supports are held in place by drop down carriage bolts that are easily just pulled out. The bunk allows access clear thru from the companionway to the VBerth and so I never remove the bunk but it can be easily dismantled without tools and stored in the quarterberth in a few minutes. Even though it is on the side with the galley, the extended bunk makes good use of that area allowing legs/feet to extend past the galley to the steps. I also replaced the table with a swing down suspended table not requiring a vertical table support leg. Details with design drawing of the supports and other features as well as addl photos and also of the suspended table are on my website.
Larry
'89 Robin's Nest#5820, Potomac River/Quantico, Va
http://catalina25.homestead.com/olarryr.html
Edited by - OLarryR on 06/23/2015 21:05:08
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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 06/27/2015 :  18:34:20  Show Profile
This looks like a pretty slick trick to restore the teak, however, how long does it last and has anyone enough experience to report any down-slide to using it?
Peter Bigelow
PO - C-25 TR/FK #2092 Limerick
Rowayton, Ct
Port Captain: Rowayton/Norwalk/Darien CT
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 06/27/2015 :  20:26:46  Show Profile
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Originally posted by bigelowp

This looks like a pretty slick trick to restore the teak, however, how long does it last and has anyone enough experience to report any down-slide to using it?
I can't answer from experience in the boat, but it's a furniture restoration product--basically semi-permanent unless, I presume, exposed to sun and weather, which the interior isn't. That said, I used tung oil on my interior teak--no real color effect, but a nice natural satin finish.
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage before going over to the Dark Side (2007-2025); now boatless for the first time since 1970 (on a Sunfish).
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