As a winter job I have just started refinishing the teak and holly cabin sole on my Hunter 35. Luckily the floor comes out in panels, so its a relatively easy job applying Daly's Profin at home on an old pool table! Six coats and they look like new. So I am sitting there on the boat, admiring my results, then noticed my teak oil finished walls and thought "It's has been about six months since they were last oiled - time to do them again". The the question came to my mind - since the wear rate on the floors is much greater than on the walls - why is it that floors finishes last for several years and walls and cabinets are only good for a few months? Or to put it a different way - why not use a matt finish varnish on the walls? Obviously I'm not the first person to think of this idea - but what is the real problem here? Does the factory teak oil finish prevent other products from subsequently taking? Is there a solution to this challenge? Is there no attactive and simple alternative to teak oiling teak twice every year?
