I have been reading all about cetol in here... and had never heard of it before... My CD-33, which I purchased this past July came with beautiful wood, in & out. The outside has something called Honey Teak. It is now March, and the wood looks identical. Not one chip or scrape or fade. I am supposed to put on 1 coat of the "Clear" coating that comes with the honey teak, once a year, and that's it. Has anyone had any experience with this honey teak? What is this Cetol?
Thanks. Zeida
zcecil@ibm.net
cetol vs. honey teak
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Matt Cawthorne
Re: cetol vs. honey teak
Zieda,
If you have something on your brightwork which looks good now STICK WITH IT! Do what the manufacturer suggests and then go sailing. There is no sense removing a good coating because someone else likes the coating that they use. If your Honey Teak starts to break down ask questions then. Cetol is commonly referrd to as "Sikkens" which is (or was?) the manufacturer which may be why you have not heard of it. I have had good luck with the Cetol, but some don't like how dark it leaves the wood looking. I have also used more coats than called for. Much of our brightwork has had Cetol for about 4 years and it still looks good, but Cetol has not been around for much longer than that so there is no really long term data on it. For some reason some people think that Cetol is a hands-off coating and they put a couple of coats on the first year and expect to never re-coat it. The results are poor when it is used this way. I have always put one more coat than called for (a holdover from my varnish days) and been happy with the Cetol. Cetol is easy to apply compared to varnish.
For now stick with your Honey Teak and let us know how it holds up.
Matt
mcawthor@bellatlantic.net
If you have something on your brightwork which looks good now STICK WITH IT! Do what the manufacturer suggests and then go sailing. There is no sense removing a good coating because someone else likes the coating that they use. If your Honey Teak starts to break down ask questions then. Cetol is commonly referrd to as "Sikkens" which is (or was?) the manufacturer which may be why you have not heard of it. I have had good luck with the Cetol, but some don't like how dark it leaves the wood looking. I have also used more coats than called for. Much of our brightwork has had Cetol for about 4 years and it still looks good, but Cetol has not been around for much longer than that so there is no really long term data on it. For some reason some people think that Cetol is a hands-off coating and they put a couple of coats on the first year and expect to never re-coat it. The results are poor when it is used this way. I have always put one more coat than called for (a holdover from my varnish days) and been happy with the Cetol. Cetol is easy to apply compared to varnish.
For now stick with your Honey Teak and let us know how it holds up.
Matt
zeida wrote: I have been reading all about cetol in here... and had never heard of it before... My CD-33, which I purchased this past July came with beautiful wood, in & out. The outside has something called Honey Teak. It is now March, and the wood looks identical. Not one chip or scrape or fade. I am supposed to put on 1 coat of the "Clear" coating that comes with the honey teak, once a year, and that's it. Has anyone had any experience with this honey teak? What is this Cetol?
Thanks. Zeida
mcawthor@bellatlantic.net