I recently repaired, sanded down, and varnished the sole in my forward cabin. It came out significantly darker than the original. I'm probably going to live with it, but why is it darker than the original?
I've put on 3 coats of 1015 Captain's Varnish. I plan on doing a few more rounds of sanding/varnish and then will assess how slippery it is and if I want to add some kind of traction to the last layer.
Is this a result of the varnish I used?
Or does old teak end up darker once refinished?
Could I have done something to get a better match to the original?
In the photo below the top half is the refinished sole, the bottom half in the original (nearly 40 years old).
I've put on 3 coats of 1015 Captain's Varnish. I plan on doing a few more rounds of sanding/varnish and then will assess how slippery it is and if I want to add some kind of traction to the last layer.
Is this a result of the varnish I used?
Or does old teak end up darker once refinished?
Could I have done something to get a better match to the original?
In the photo below the top half is the refinished sole, the bottom half in the original (nearly 40 years old).