Teak Re-finishing
Hey there, I have a catalina 22 as well, and when I first got her, the wood was really nasty looking. It was dark in areas, grey in others and the grain was slightly raised. I removed all the wood from the boat, this is very easy. I sanded the wood first to smooth it out. Then I used the starbrite products, teak cleaner and teak brightner with a soft brush. Let it dry thourougly, then vaccum it with one of those attachments with the brush on the end. This will remove any left over dust and debris from the grain of the wood. I then used the regular Cetol product. It is awesome as far as durablity and I personally like light-orangy color it gives the wood. Use 4 coats, then sand lightly with steel wool, and apply one more coat. I think you will like the results. The regular Cetol has shiny, yet satiny finish. It is a light orangy color. The Cetol light has the same finish, but with a less orangy color once its dry. There is also a Cetol Gloss finish that you can apply to your Teak after you have applied a base coat or two of the standard cetol. With all this hype for Cetol, you'd think I work for Sikkens or own a of share the company, but this stuff really works. I've seen it on other boats and it lasts for years without a re-coat.
