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DanMcFadden
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Initially Posted - 05/18/2004 :  08:27:17  Show Profile
I'm a fan of Cetol for the teak on my boat. I recently sanded the old poly finish from my tiller, and applied 3 coats of Cetol, using a nylon scrubby for a light rubdown between coats. It looked great, and felt completely dry (1 day between each coat). I then applied a top coat of Cetol Gloss. After several days for drying, the finish has a slight sticky or tacky feel. Augmenting drying with an electric space heater didn't help. Has anyone else had this problem? What's the fix? Regards, Dan McFadden on "Deo Gratias"
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/18/2004 :  08:54:55  Show Profile
Hmmm...I've never used the Cetol gloss before, but I've never had a tacky feeling with the Cetol satin finish. Could it be humidity???
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PZell
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Response Posted - 05/18/2004 :  11:40:59  Show Profile
I had the same problem once with Armada which is similar to Cetol.
I think it was a combination of too thick a coat and the humidity.

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RichardG
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Response Posted - 05/18/2004 :  14:36:08  Show Profile
As a somewhat recent convert to Cetol, I've found that Cetol seems to take several weeks to really harden fully (where you can't indent it at all with a fingernail). Thus I had to be careful about banging something hard (e.g. metal block) on the new finish until it fully hardened. I don't know if this is what you are talking about. On mine, all tackiness was gone after about a day of drying.
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