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Oil or varnish
Seamonkey2	#1  Posted on 08/04/14 - 5:03 PM
Member Posts: 10 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/14/14	1985 Montauk 17' To varnish the teak or to oil the teak. That is the question.
blacksmithdog	#2  Posted on 08/05/14 - 3:49 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 417 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/26/06	Oil.
Phil T	#3  Posted on 08/05/14 - 5:47 AM
Administrator Personal Page Personal Album Project Albums Posts: 7043 Comments: 6 Joined: 03/26/05	oil the teak, varnish mahogany
EJO	#4  Posted on 08/05/14 - 7:03 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 669 Comments: 6 Joined: 11/25/12	Varnish Mahogany and Cetol (Sikkens/Interlux) finish the teak for a much longer lasting coating than oil. Oil is good for teak, but more work over time. Gloss, semi gloss, matte you pick the finish (I like teak glossed) Skipper E-J m/v "Clumsy Cleat" a 2008 Montauk 150
Jay Fitz	#5  Posted on 08/05/14 - 7:42 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 343 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/08/10	Oh boy...here we go again. ;) Many threads around about one vs. the other, here's one: http://www.whalercentral.com/forum/vi...ost_120382 I used oil for a few years and found it turned dark and dirty a few months after sanding and oiling. This year I sanded the teak and used varnish...4-5 light coats if I remember correctly. The teak still looks great in August! I'll need to touch it up in places next season but I may not have to sand again. I felt sanding every season could not be good in the long run....there is only so much wood to sand. I decided on using the varnish after noticing the mahogany pieces looking great all season and the teak....not so much. Could've been that the oil I used was no good, who knows....but sanding every spring was getting to me.
gchuba	#6  Posted on 08/05/14 - 8:34 AM
Member Posts: 1675 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/31/13	Study the oils before using. Teak oils vary with the formula and hard to discern what is in what. I was a "Watco Teak Oil" man until some one mentioned mildew spotting with oil (I had some spotting on some wood, taken care of with bleach). I found that the Watco oil was linseed oil based. Linseed oil has no natural abilities to prevent mildew spotting (does have a mildew retarder in the Watco formula). I stripped the oil and went with a Tung oil base. Different active ingredients altogether that prevent mildew and high UV protection. I miss the rich color of the linseed though. I went with the Seafin teak oil. Very pleased. Some % of varnish in oil mixes. Garris
jamesgt727	#7  Posted on 08/05/14 - 9:36 AM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 360 Comments: 0 Joined: 01/17/11	Option 3, 10 coats of schooner #96 varnish then spray three coats of acrylic over top, wet sand in between and polish. That's exact recipe on mine, still shines like glass after 2 years.
VA Whaler	#8  Posted on 08/05/14 - 9:39 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 335 Comments: 0 Joined: 04/25/13	Oil--Amazon Golden. I bought my 1979 22' Revenge in March of 2013 and the teak on my boat had been ignored for who knows how long but I did not see any traces of varnish which made it an easy decision to go the oil route. Sanding and oiling it really was not that big of a deal and I hand sanded everything. The louvered cabin door took most of the time but again it had not been tended to in a long time. I plan to clean and re-oil as part of my routine maintenance throughout the year as I liked the results from oiling. Edited by VA Whaler on 08/05/14 - 9:46 AM
jvz	#9  Posted on 08/05/14 - 12:25 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 215 Comments: 10 Joined: 03/16/07	Ahh Jeezzzz - Whatever floats your boat! Personal preferance - After many,many years of Schooner or Captains in the Cali sun....I stripped and went with Sikkens Cetol in the Texas sun and have never looked back - It has held up beautifully! You can also lay final coats of clear LP over Varnish - or get covers made for your bright work.
Seamonkey2	#10  Posted on 08/05/14 - 5:39 PM
Member Posts: 10 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/14/14	Nothing like starting a bar room brawl! I bought some West Marine brand oil and left it outside, partially in the sun. I noticed that the oil itself had changed color in a short time. I never opened it. You pay for what you get. I don't mind re-oiling occasionally and probably can stay ahead of the game. You ride some, you sit some, and you work on it. That's what we do with a boat right? Oil it is.
aeriksen	#11  Posted on 08/05/14 - 5:59 PM
Member Posts: 242 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/24/12	Here's my take... I restored a 1984 Outrage and after taking all the stainless off the gunnels I saw that there was a lot off oiling going on in its past life. I had to sand off about 1/8" of teak that was just sanded and oiled. I am close to replacing gunnels but not yet. I have owned the boat now for five years and after varithaning with five coats I'm thinking of a light sanding and recoat in areas. I wish others would have had the common knowledge that constant sanding will get you in the end. That is just my opinion.