I recently had to repair a section of interior trim on my h34 in the head. One of the wood bulkheads and a door. Over the past 35 years of ownership of this boat I have used all kinds of teak oils and sealers on new unfinished teak before. It never truly matched up with the original factory finish.
Some of the interior woods are not teakwood. In an effort to keep costs down Hunter used mahogany and oak wherever they could and then stained and sealed everything the same. Some may recall the 1986 model that was available with natural oak cabin interior.
Well after 35 years think I have finally found a match.
The stain is by a company called Zar Wood Finishes. www.zar.com
Stain color is #120 Teak Natural. Available in quart and gallon sizes.
This stain is in my opinion a 99% match. I truly can't see any deference between the factory Finnish and the Zar finish. This color appears to match my friends 1981 Hunter 33
& 1984 Hunter 40 so it will most likely match most of the boats manufactured in the 80's.
I have used minwax gun stock, and mixed gun stock with fruit wood any many others in an attempt to match the factory Finnish with little success.
Zar #120 teak natural is as close as it gets.
I stained the pieces today and have to wait 24 hrs to completely dry before I can seal them which I plan to do tomorrow. I will take some pics tomorrow after its dry.
So far looks awesome!
Some of the interior woods are not teakwood. In an effort to keep costs down Hunter used mahogany and oak wherever they could and then stained and sealed everything the same. Some may recall the 1986 model that was available with natural oak cabin interior.
Well after 35 years think I have finally found a match.
The stain is by a company called Zar Wood Finishes. www.zar.com
Stain color is #120 Teak Natural. Available in quart and gallon sizes.
This stain is in my opinion a 99% match. I truly can't see any deference between the factory Finnish and the Zar finish. This color appears to match my friends 1981 Hunter 33
& 1984 Hunter 40 so it will most likely match most of the boats manufactured in the 80's.
I have used minwax gun stock, and mixed gun stock with fruit wood any many others in an attempt to match the factory Finnish with little success.
Zar #120 teak natural is as close as it gets.
I stained the pieces today and have to wait 24 hrs to completely dry before I can seal them which I plan to do tomorrow. I will take some pics tomorrow after its dry.
So far looks awesome!