Hi folks,
Has anyone tried Semco teak sealer? I tried the Cetol a while back, and never was really impressed with it, so tried the Semco. Generally I like the look, but it takes a few refresher coats over the summer, to keep the water beeded up. I find it to be a good alternative to cetol, if you don't like the way it looks.
Chip
(not a slave to varnish)
chip88673@yahoo.com
Semco Teak sealer?????????
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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Dale W.
Re: Semco Teak sealer?
Sure,
Two boats ago I used nothing but Semco. I found it to be a good quality product with a more 'natural wood' appearance.
IMHO, overall satisfaction comes from excellent surface prep, good application, and then regular follow-up (before it starts to look bad).
My experience with Semco was that it was very good on fresh teak that had not been weathered. On the more weathered sections, I had trouble keeping the mildewy black specks from not returning. I think because it doesn't fill in like varnish and Cetol do.
I do use Cetol now, but I believe that I get better results by first applying a coat of Semco, lightly sanding, a coat of Cetol 1, sanding with 400 wet, and then a coat of Cetol Gloss, sanding with 400 wet and another coat of Cetol 1. I then switch to 600 wet and rub in a couple coats of gloss. Essentially I get the weathered parts sealed and then filled. I know that's not what the can says, but it works for me.
High wear areas I hit with the 600 wet and some rubbed on Cetol gloss as needed.
So that's it for this cold winter's eve.
Not exactly a slave to yacht finishes, but not a master either,
Dale
majortest@earthlink.net
Two boats ago I used nothing but Semco. I found it to be a good quality product with a more 'natural wood' appearance.
IMHO, overall satisfaction comes from excellent surface prep, good application, and then regular follow-up (before it starts to look bad).
My experience with Semco was that it was very good on fresh teak that had not been weathered. On the more weathered sections, I had trouble keeping the mildewy black specks from not returning. I think because it doesn't fill in like varnish and Cetol do.
I do use Cetol now, but I believe that I get better results by first applying a coat of Semco, lightly sanding, a coat of Cetol 1, sanding with 400 wet, and then a coat of Cetol Gloss, sanding with 400 wet and another coat of Cetol 1. I then switch to 600 wet and rub in a couple coats of gloss. Essentially I get the weathered parts sealed and then filled. I know that's not what the can says, but it works for me.
High wear areas I hit with the 600 wet and some rubbed on Cetol gloss as needed.
So that's it for this cold winter's eve.
Not exactly a slave to yacht finishes, but not a master either,
Dale
majortest@earthlink.net