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After about four years, it’s time to refinish the cabin sole once again. I previously used Ultimate Sole when I redid the cabin sole the last time. The stuff went on with ease looks great and wears like iron. After four years, the finish had a few scratches and was starting to look thin in heavy traffic areas. I buffed the sole with fine-grit sandpaper and applied two new coats of finish. Once again, the sole looks great. I’m always looking for products that make maintenance easier. There are lots of promises out there and few products that deliver. This is one product that delivers on its promise. The only problem is that the product is no longer available. Does anyone know if there’s a private stash of Ultimate Sole out there?
http://www.integratedmarine.biz/us/default.aspI wonder if the stuff is simply a good quality floor finish repackaged. Perhaps a gymnasium floor finish (used on basketball courts).
Rich
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RICH: this is what I have used before with good results:
_http://supercoproducts.com/Product-pdf/TECH-GYM-SEAL.pdf_
(http://supercoproducts.com/Product-pdf/TECH-GYM-SEAL.pdf)…then, I just came across this:
_http://www.doityourself.com/forum/solid-hardwood-engineered-laminate-floori
ng/451625-no-more-gymseal-what-do-i-use-refinish-now.html_
(http://www.doityourself.com/forum/solid-hardwood-engineered-laminate-flooring/451625-no-more
-gymseal-what-do-i-use-refinish-now.html)bona fortuna- let us know your choice alternative.
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Capt Bill Tice, aboard s/v CHARISMAIn a message dated 5/14/2012 7:30:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:After about four years, it’s time to refinish the cabin sole once again.
I previously used Ultimate Sole when I redid the cabin sole the last time.
The stuff went on with ease looks great and wears like iron. After four
years, the finish had a few scratches and was starting to look thin in heavy
traffic areas. I buffed the sole with fine-grit sandpaper and applied two
new coats of finish. Once again, the sole looks great. I’m always
looking for products that make maintenance easier. There are lots of promises
out there and few products that deliver. This is one product that delivers
on its promise. The only problem is that the product is no longer
available. Does anyone know if there’s a private stash of Ultimate Sole out there?
http://www.integratedmarine.biz/us/default.aspI wonder if the stuff is simply a good quality floor finish repackaged.
Perhaps a gymnasium floor finish (used on basketball courts).Rich
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Interesting… The link you provided suggests an exterior spar varnish distributed by Valspar. It doesn’t appear to be available at Lowes however.
http://valsparglobal.com/val/resident/manowar.jsp
I wonder how this would hold up on exterior brightwork? I’ve been using epifanes on the few exterior pieces I varinish. This is what a lot of folks use on their boats. If you put on about 8 coats, it lasts about three years. Then you have to strip it off and start over.I use Cetol on most of my brightwork. I hate the stuff because it yellows and peals. I’ve so far found nothing better however.
Rich
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Dan,
No, I just the normal stuff. It looks great for a year, then darkens. It will build up a bit with each coat until it starts to peal. Then I have to strip it off and start over. I find it easy to strip with a heat-gun and scraper. I then follow with a teak cleaner and a light sanding. After over 30 years of sanding, the wood has gotten thin in some areas exposing crew heads. These can be sunk a bit deeper but its a lot of work. We had good weather this spring so we stripped and refinished all the exterior brightwork. It looks nice. If I ever get another boat though it would have little or no exterior woodwork.Rich
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My experience with Cetol is very similar to Rich’s – when I kept the boat
in the Mid–Atlantic region. When I took the boat further south the Cetol
darkened immediately and started to peel. It’s taken six years of neglect,
but the Cetol is almost gone from my Teak. From here on out it will just
be cleaned periodically.Regards,
John Stevenson
http://www.svsarah.comOn Mon, May 14, 2012 at 11:50 AM, wrote:
Quote:Dan,
No, I just the normal stuff. It looks great for a year, then darkens. It
will build up a bit with each coat until it starts to peal. Then I have to
strip it off and start over. I find it easy to strip with a heat-gun and
scraper. I then follow with a teak cleaner and a light sanding. After
over 30 years of sanding, the wood has gotten thin in some areas exposing
crew heads. These can be sunk a bit deeper but its a lot of work. We had
good weather this spring so we stripped and refinished all the exterior
brightwork. It looks nice. If I ever get another boat though it would
have little or no exterior woodwork.Rich
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Rich
Did you trying calling Steve who created Ultimate Sole? He own(Ed) a 424.
* ALL TECHNICAL QUESTIONS – Steve at 757-374-3176*
– pat
On Monday, May 14, 2012, wrote:
Quote:Dan,
No, I just the normal stuff. It looks great for a year, then darkens. It
will build up a bit with each coat until it starts to peal. Then I have to
strip it off and start over. I find it easy to strip with a heat-gun and
scraper. I then follow with a teak cleaner and a light sanding. After
over 30 years of sanding, the wood has gotten thin in some areas exposing
crew heads. These can be sunk a bit deeper but its a lot of work. We had
good weather this spring so we stripped and refinished all the exterior
brightwork. It looks nice. If I ever get another boat though it would
have little or no exterior woodwork.Rich
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My reason for asking: I just redid all of the topside teak on the Jolly Lama. The PO installed a 2″ thick teak cap on the toe rail all round (must have been cheap in Hawai’i a decade ago). It was weathered with no previous finish besides oil. I blasted it down with a pressure washer to a clean surface, being careful not to dig it up. I then used 2 coats of the new high gloss cetol clear finish. VERY easy to work with and left a great finish. My dock mates were comparing their recent varnish job and were impressed. No orange color. I was looking for an alternative to the varnish and touchup purgatory. Now lets see how long it lasts.
Dan Kalinowski
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