Interior Disassemble Question

[Subi-2's Day]

As you can see we have some serious teak veneer issues around the galley. I would like to take the sliding louvered doors and trim off so I can replace with a whole new piece of teak veneer.
Has anyone taking the galley woodwork trim off during remodel that can shed some like on the right way to do this? I don’t want to start prying on trim pieces if there is method to this madness. I'm trying to post a picture here so I hope it comes through.

Galley Wood.jpg

[Steve Darwin]

For what it's worth:

My galley woodwork/racks appear to be attached to the hull liner by metal angle brackets, but they may also be glued. Can you drive a plastic putty knife between the wood and the liner?

I made repairs around the draws under the stove where pieces of veneer had been torn away. I used a broad, very sharp chisel to square up the repair area and then trimmed pieces of veneer to fit. The replacement veneer was easy to make from teak stock on a table saw. After the glue dried, I block-sanded the patch to be perfectly flush with the surrounding surface and then refinished all. The patch is almost invisible.

For reveneering a large piece like a cabinet door or hatch cover, it might be worth running the piece through a planer to completely remove the old veneer and then replace with new?

Steve

[Ron M.]

My boat had 'cleats' screwed inside the cabinets that the facing was attached to.
A right angle ratcheting driver and inspection mirror ...a big help.

[Boyd]

Having done several repairs like the one you illustrate, I would suggest that if the existing veneer is still well bonded or can be bonded by drilling a few holes and injecting some of the at really runny epoxy sold for such situations, simply clean the existing surface to remove wax, sand and put another layer of veneer over the top. I use contact cement for repairs like this. You can template the piece with either stiff cardboard or Kraft paper to get the fit right. Why take the whole thing apart and risk mission creep if you can avoid it.

I find removing old veneer usually results in a bigger repair. If it comes to that I simply remake the piece from scratch. On occasion, if the veneer was put on with contact cement, it can be removed by heating with a regular iron (no steam) and lifting with a sharpened putty knife.

Boyd
former CD30 MkII owner
now driving a Catamaran
Fort Lauderdale, Fl