Painting Teak

[rodheadlee]

Whosoever shall  paint Teak, interior or exterior shall spend all eternity in the outer darkness. 🤔

Whosoever should paint mahogany, cherry wood, Walnut and Oak interior or exterior shall spend all eternity in the Terrestrial Kingdom. Unless the exterior wood is below the deck line on a vessel. 

Feel free to add to the list.

[blackstrap]

Whoever shall paint OSB shall never be happy with the results. 

[MustardSeed]

I used a “liquid wood” paint on my oak trim and cabinets- where will that set me? The floor is the original 90s orange color? The door trim is the new color.  Grain still shows. 

[Tacenda]

37 minutes ago, MustardSeed said:

I used a “liquid wood” paint on my oak trim and cabinets- where will that set me? The floor is the original 90s orange color? The door trim is the new color.  Grain still shows. 

You barely made it to the celestial kingdom! Maybe next time verify it with the captain of the boat (who's really into teak wood).  

 

[Calm]

54 minutes ago, Tacenda said:

who's really into teak wood

I love teak

[rodheadlee]

5 hours ago, MustardSeed said:

I used a “liquid wood” paint on my oak trim and cabinets- where will that set me? The floor is the original 90s orange color? The door trim is the new color.  Grain still shows. 

It looks fine just don't ask me to strip the paint off. So far I've spent two days scraping paint off the intricate trim of this boat I'm working on and I have two more days just on six windows. I started out using a paint stripper but I moved to using a heat gun as the paint was just too many coats and too tough. Once you start painting a nice hardwood it's really hard to go back to Natural

Edited April 4, 2024 by rodheadlee

[rodheadlee]

12 hours ago, MustardSeed said:

I used a “liquid wood” paint on my oak trim and cabinets- where will that set me? The floor is the original 90s orange color? The door trim is the new color.  Grain still shows. 

What brand of paint is that? That could be useful on wood to ugly for  varnish 

[rodheadlee]

11 hours ago, Tacenda said:

You barely made it to the celestial kingdom! Maybe next time verify it with the captain of the boat (who's really into teak wood).  

 

At 30.00 per board foot and up teak should be oiled or varnished or a nice urethane. I use Bristol. It has Amber in it. Teak holds up real well in a wet environment, it has natural oils in it. If you have teak that has turned gray you can use oxalic acid too bath it and restore the color. 

[MustardSeed]

7 hours ago, rodheadlee said:

It looks fine just don't ask me to strip the paint off. So far I've spent two days scraping paint off the intricate trim of this boat I'm working on and I have two more days just on six windows. I started out using a paint stripper but I moved to using a heat gun as the paint was just too many coats and too tough. Once you start painting a nice hardwood it's really hard to go back to Natural

Excuse me very much- but somebody put paint on a boat?? Outer darkness for sure! 

[MustardSeed]

13 minutes ago, rodheadlee said:

What brand of paint is that? That could be useful on wood to ugly for  varnish 

Retique. I’m in love. No need to sand or strip.  

[rodheadlee]

8 minutes ago, MustardSeed said:

Excuse me very much- but somebody put paint on a boat?? Outer darkness for sure! 

Interiors of old boats should never be painted, exterior, paint away. Old growth teak and mahogany are hard to come by. It Is a crime against nature. I spent a year restoring the Interior of a '62 Chris Craft. Just the salon, galley and dining area. 

Edited April 4, 2024 by rodheadlee

[MustardSeed]

31 minutes ago, rodheadlee said:

Interiors of old boats should never be painted, exterior, paint away. Old growth teak and mahogany are hard to come by. It Is a crime against nature. I spent a year restoring the Interior of a '62 Chris Craft. Just the salon, galley and dining area. 

We have a ski boat with a teak deck, and I was imagining somebody painting the deck. Wood is so beautiful on a boat exterior in my opinion.

[MustardSeed]

Just now, MustardSeed said:

We have a ski boat with a teak deck, and I was imagining somebody painting the deck. Wood is so beautiful on a boat exterior in my opinion.

Did you take before pictures for an after comparison? I’d love to see what you’re working on.

[rodheadlee]

12 hours ago, MustardSeed said:

Did you take before pictures for an after comparison? I’d love to see what you’re working on.

I have some, I'll do a better photo log.