Ok, now Im thinking of refinishing interior of the 1981 Hunter 27. Painting, I can figure it out but the wood looking parts I'm not sure. I want to make them nice and new and glossy. Can anyone recommend product and steps? I'm not sure if all the wood looking parts are real wood? I was hoping just paint them in wood looking paint but I think it will come out pretty crappy, so I guess i would have to stain/finish it the easiest way possible.
refinishing wood interior question
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I'm also in the process of refinishing all of the wood components on my "84" H27. In the past I have used almost exclusively Total Boat products for marine use. Available from Jamestown Distributors in Bristol RI www.jamestowndistributors.com. For interior parts that can be sprayed I'll use M.L. Campbell's "Krystal", It's a 2 part conversion varnish and incredibly durable. For exterior wood that's been weathered, sand down to bare wood and use a penetrating epoxy sealer first. Which product you buy depends on the job at hand. Jamestown has a forum and free tech advise on all aspects of boat maintenance as well as youtube videos. Yeah ! this sounds like a sales pitch for them, but they have helped me out of a jamb more than once and I can't say enough good about them. BTW I'm a retired custom cabinet/furniture maker and have been dealing with wood and wood finishes for over 30 yrs.
STOP...
Don't sand the bulkheads or any "wood looking" parts
until you are SURE its solid wood and not veneer.
Then gently sand the solid wood (typically the moldings only)
with 100 grit or maybe higher before going hard and rough on your Proud Mary's interior!
Then use Murphy's Oil Soap on the bulkhead panels and clean it well. Let it fully dry and THEN decide if you want to use teak oil or varnish or whatever.
When you get to that point, there are lots of threads on refinishing teak here and videos on YouTube.
Go slowly if and when you varnish... Try some scrap piece of teak or plywood first to get the hang of it.
Don't sand the bulkheads or any "wood looking" parts
until you are SURE its solid wood and not veneer.
Then gently sand the solid wood (typically the moldings only)
with 100 grit or maybe higher before going hard and rough on your Proud Mary's interior!
Then use Murphy's Oil Soap on the bulkhead panels and clean it well. Let it fully dry and THEN decide if you want to use teak oil or varnish or whatever.
When you get to that point, there are lots of threads on refinishing teak here and videos on YouTube.
Go slowly if and when you varnish... Try some scrap piece of teak or plywood first to get the hang of it.
I redid the interior wood on my '83 H31. On mine the wood is either solid or a teak vaneer, either way it had been oiled likely with Daly's Sea Fin. I cleaned mine well with Murphys wood soap. Then tried a couple of experiments with Daly's and some other oils and I found the Formsby's High Gloss Tung Oil most closely matched what I had and brought the wood back to life. I did not sand, just cleaned then put many coats of the tung oil, it takes between five and seven to get a good shine. Wipe it on with a rag, use gloves, smooth it out and let it dry. If it's an oiled finish lemon oil will do amazing things. If your wood is varnished it's a whole other ball game. All of the wood in this picture was treated with tung oil and maintained with lemon oil.
