Final Coat of Cetol Marine Varnish on Marine Teak

After 3 coats, and a 4th coat of touchup, here is the finished result. I’m quite happy with the sheen, and the pieces look substantially nicer.

The more weathered teak came out a lot darker than the less weathered wood. It leads me to think some of the wood has been replaced. Potentially, we’re looking at a mix of Mohogany and Teak?

The main cabin trim pieces were pretty clean and smooth. I debated a third coat of Cetol, and glad I decided to apply it. Since I was working on a ventilated indoor space, I could just leave it all on where it dried, and come back a few days later to apply the subsequent coat.

The Cross members were in good shape. I did not attempt to repaint the black, as it was well attached. I just used the sponge brush to smush the Cetol in there for al of the indented areas, and then smoothed out the rest of the surface.

I would rate my hole patching as below average. I used a plastic wood filler off the shelf from Home Depot. While the whiteness of the color did come down a bit after 3 coats, it still is a poor match, and the surface did not stay smooth. I would have liked to experiment with mixing the plastic wood with the varnish to see if I could get a decent tint. Just about all the tint options I found were for interior wood so not suitable. I also try using the teak dust from sanding, and mixing it with the plastic wood to borrow from a recipe advocated by some of the traditionalists. It just made it a globby mess that was hard to work with and too dry to really adhere well to the hole.

This piece was the nicest finished product. Basically, the end result quality depends largely on the initial state of the wood. That said, I am super pleased with how much I was able bring the wood back.