Sprucing up interior woodwork

[Sweet As]

Our 2004 Bavaria 36 is starting to show signs of age in the interior woodwork finish. Particularly where exposed to high levels of light. I would be interested to learn how others have tackled rejuvenating the finish.

[Odysseus]

We have refurbished our ladder and galley areas to a well trusted method shown to me by an "old sea dog" in Moody's sheds.

Rub down areas finishing with a fine 1200 paper, tack off the area, then apply appropriate colour for dark woods.

Then 3 coats of satin floor varnish, with  "cut up" pieces of soft sponge. Tough as old boots, looks great, cannot See the join!!

Works for me.

Odysseus

[captpatrick211]

Hey everyone - we're about to undertake this task... especially on the handholds in the galley (2007 Vision 40).  Is this still the advice du jour?  Thanks!

[Odysseus]

Still the same advice, the old tricks are the best.

Odysseus
Bav 38

[Yngmar]

We've done the ladder on our boat. Hauled it out (it's massive and very heavy) onto the pontoon, unscrewed the aluminium tread profiles then scraped off all the varnish with my trusty Bahco scraper (no sanding).

Hung it under the solar arch on the aft deck (very multi-purpose that) and wiped down with white spirit. Applied Ronseal Exterior yacht varnish satin, five coats, one per day. The stuff isn't great (compared to a proper varnish such as Le Tonkinois). Stinks like the river near a DuPont plant and took months to fully cure through and stop gassing out, but it's a good match for the original varnish and pretty sturdy now that is has hardened completely.

Looks good, but wouldn't use it again because of the smell. Think I'll give the Gelomat another try when the next bit needs doing.

[Symphony]

Ronseal Floor varnish is excellent for heavy wear items like companionway steps. Looks like milk but dries quickly and forms a satin finish that is hard but has non slip properties. As its name implies it is intended for heavy duty floor surfaces such as public halls.

For non wear internal surfaces such as bulkheads, doors, trim etc., Ronseal interior satin varnish is good and blends in with the factory finish. for faded panels of veneered ply it may be necessary to remove all the original coating with a combination of chemical stripper, hot air gun and scraping. Avoid too much sanding as the veneer is thin. Colron wood dye is effective in bringing back the colour but sometimes experimentation is needed to find the right tint to blend in with the existing woodwork.

[captpatrick211]

Thank you all!  Trying to get this done before our season begins!