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Yes! With sufficient resolve, it can be done!
Using two part wood bleach, available from some specialty woodworking supply and paint shops, it is possible to restore the dark stained wood to honey color.
First, any wipe on varnish must be removed. Mine appeared to be oiled only, but it is hard to imagine that some wipe on varnish AKA tung oil “finish” was not wiped on at some point. I used Capt John’s soy stripper, available at great expense from West Marine.
The brand I am testing with is no longer made, but I have a gallon of Klean Strip wood bleach on order, and it has the same active ingredients.
You apply part a of the two part bleach, let stand for a minute to 5 minutes, depending on how much bleaching action you want. Not much scrubbing , I just spread it with a scotchbrite pad. Then, with the surface still wet, apply part b in the same way. Voila, bare teak. two coats of wipe on varnish and you have a nice light, but still warm and rich honey color.
Test panels from above the shelves in the V berth came out so light that I am going to reduce the bleaching time to keep some of the extra richness of the reddish stain.
The hard part will be stripping and bleaching the trim that is up against the ceiling panels that are hard to remove.
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Walter,
Just read one blurb about Klean Strip Wood Bleach
(http://www.academyfloor.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=81&p
roducts_id=126) that warns, “Wood Bleach is not intended to remove
pigmented stains or dyes,” and “Wood Bleach is not a wood cleaner and
will not restore the original wood color.” I’d be very interested to
hear if you get the same results from Klean Strip Wood Bleach as you did
from the brand you just tested. Thanks!Also, is the process a liquid mess? Do you pretty much have to empty the
cabin and rinse treated bulkheads off with a water hose?Tor
Silverheels, P-424 #17
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Do you have any before and after shots? We have some areas around the starboard companionway stairs that I tried to clean up and varnish this past week. It really didn’t come out very nice so I will try again (maybe when I attempt to revarnish the steps). I have been using Starbrite Teak Cleaner and Brightener for the teak handrails, teak companionway boards and the cockpit table. It works well but I was hesitant to use it on the interior.
Thanks
Dawn
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Tor, I saw that too, but since it has the same active ingredients, I assume it will work as well as this stuff I am using. I will let you know and post pictures.
As for cleanup, it is pretty messy, and all of yourfabrics should be put away safely. you don’t need a garden hose for cleanup, but lots and lots of rags. On the instructions of the stuff I have, they say that if you apply it multiple times you may want to neutralize with vinegar and water.
Dawn, I tried the starbrite on my interior teak, and it didn’t even make a noticeable difference. This two part stuff makes a DRAMATIC difference, to the point that I am thinking that I want to dillute it to keep some of the richness that comes from the reddish stain/oil/whatever
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Thanks again, Walter. It ain’t gonna’ happen right now – I’m scrambling
to set sail in a week – but maybe next season.Tor
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Results and pictures.
The Klean Strip bleach did not work as well as the older, no longer available stuff. It left the wood kind of dull looking, but in the process, I decided I liked the wood better before bleaching; while darker due to some kind of red stain, it was much richer than the bleached wood, and light enough once stripped with the soy stripper.
Again, the expensive soy stripper is totally worth the price unless you place no value on your skin, liver and other internal organs, and your enjoyment of the process.
Here are som pictures of before:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/110117171543003531139/albums/5697573696823529329/5722040341476208178?hl=enDuring:
https://picasaweb.google.com/110117171543003531139/Madness02#5722043637507183666
or
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/110117171543003531139/albums/5697573696823529329/5722043637507183666?hl=en
I am pretty satisfied. -
More After pictures:
On this one you can see the old and the new right next to each other, the strip against the headliner has not been done, but the panel under it has.
https://picasaweb.google.com/110117171543003531139/Madness02#5722045510248011458
and another:
https://picasaweb.google.com/110117171543003531139/Madness02#5722046233182317618
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