[C320-list] Refinishing the cabin sole

[Karl Mielenhausen _/)]

Larry,

Your boat probably had Oxford II acrylic water-based varnish (Target  
Coatings) on all the interior wood surfaces, satin finish on the sole. The  
product Catalina is using now is the 7000 series Hybrid varnish, still a  
water-based product. See the Target Coatings website for more details.  
Their woodworking forums make great reading.
Jeff Weiss, their technical guru, tells me that the Oxford II can easily  
be recoated with the new 7000 series. Clean and sand lightly, remove all  
dust with a water moistened cloth (not a solvent based tack cloth). One  
trick that refinshers use on small dents is to fill with superglue or  
build the dent up with several layers of the finish lacquer.
Do you intend on removing all the sole pieces and spray applying the  
finish?

Karl Mielenhausen


On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:31:04 -0500, Larry Frank <WindSwept at stx.rr.com>  
wrote:

> Time to refinish the cabin sole.  WindSwept is a 1995 model and through  
> the
> years the sole has taken its share of hits from falling tools, has worn
> spots, and has a minor amount of damage at the edges of the removable
> sections along the centerline.
>
>
> Having said that it doesn't look really bad and I am not looking for a
> perfect job either.  I'd like to improve the appearance and delay further
> deterioration.
>
>
> Through the years I have read others advice on this subject.  I searched  
> the
> forums on the website this morning but didn't find anything there.
>
>
> If someone has a thread or writeup on this that has already been written
> could you please resend?
>
>
> Recently I read Catalina uses a different varnish on the salon floor and  
> the
> other interior teak.  The email identified the varnish for the other
> surfaces, but not the salon floor.  What is the varnish used on the  
> floor?
>
>
> Regarding the dents, scratches and other damage - I am interested in the
> "tips of the trade" used by others to fix these areas.  I know that  
> sanding
> them out is not an option because of the thin laminated teak and holly
> layer.  I saw a demonstration at the Miami boat show a few years ago  
> where
> dents were fixed by dripping a small amount of varnish off a brush into  
> the
> depression.  Just enough to bring it back level with the surrounding
> surface.  This was done with an oil based high gloss varnish from a  
> specific
> manufacturer.  I don't remember which one.  Has anyone used a similar
> technique on their floor?
>
>
> Larry
>
> WindSwept C320 #246
>
>



-- 
Karl Mielenhausen
Catalina 320 Hull 690
New Bern, NC