yea I wouldnt varnish it unless i was useing mahogany , with the teak its a naturally oily wood,,,,,, back in the day they would make clock parts from teak because they stayed oily


Iam in to process of finishing mine now tomorrow i'll take some snap shots.

Air for you I'll do it .....lol .... send it up brother:clap::beer:

as odd as it sounds, I've seen profesional detail people apply oil based varnish over oiled teak, I would never have thought it would work. Go to wooden boats web site and see if you can do a search for teak refinishing, you may have to pay a fee for the info( bunch of tight wad stick boaters) from their archives, but it might be worth it

spare it probably would work but when it comes time for refinishing its a pain I bet cause it would all have to be sanded completely:head:

heres my teak

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/DSC05442.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/DSC05441.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/DSC05443.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/DSC05444.jpg

And the seats next to one of the weathered ones....

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/DSC05445.jpg

and the secret ingredient

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/DSC05440.jpg

Thanks Now I Have A Pic Of What I Need To Buy.

nice work Lumber, how come you don't post the childlabor involved:you:

LOL my child labor is turning 14 and dosent want to help as much anymore:head:

Oh I know all about that too

I've been stripping varnish! One of the steps got hit by something in the tool box and it looks like the varnish literally shattered! I used a wood chisel and stripped the varnish off with absolutely no problem what so ever. I'll go buy some of Lumber's secret weapon this friday. Thankfully i only varnished one rod holder, one side of the splashwell board, and a the steps going down into the cabin. Wait a minute, which one do i buy? He had a can of 'classic teak" teak oil, a can of "natural light' teak oil and a can of 'dunkin donuts" teak oil. :bat: