[C320-list] Refinishing the cabin sole

[BAdams3491 at aol.com]

Yep, I took the sole and the steps apart and did the work at home.   Lots 
easier to work on and to see.  Plus, since I'm an hour from the boat,  it was 
much more convenient.
 
Bert
At Ease
#442
 
In a message dated 3/5/2008 10:27:04 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
patm at psiurethanes.com writes:

I  wondered if anyone else removed the floor to work on it at home and 
not  mess up the boat. So much easier on a table than on your hands 
and knees.  I used a water bases floor finish and brused several coats 
then shot the  last one for a better finish. I am much better with a 
paint gun than  brush.

Pat #130

At 09:52 AM 3/5/2008, you  wrote:
>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

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