Brian et al,
Three years ago, I got the bright idea of reducing the amount of
natural teak I had to maintain on my Marine Trader 44.
I found a company on line that is located in NH, Progressive Epoxy
Polymers, that sold CPES for less than Smith, and I used that liberally
to prime the teak areas I wanted to paint.
For about 18 months, the paint stayed on and looked good.
Unfortunately, I like to use a low power pressure sprayer to clean the
exterior and decks of my boat. It is not because I am entirely lazy,
but rather, because we have blind mosquitoes, love bugs, and bird
roosting droppings in large volume. It takes cleaning power to get it off.
As noted, at 18 months the paint started pealing off the teak, after
two coats of CPES, one coat of Brightsides primer, and two coats of
single part urethane. I estimate that all the paint will have lifted
and pealed off by year 3!
Would I do it again? Never. So you might want to check the experience
of others in using CPES to paint teak. Granted, the problem is the teak
oil leaches out of the wood over time, and MAYBE, it the excessive heat
and sunlight in central FL that accelerates the process.
The net result is that I have to strip the rest of the teak and apply
some coating that will look like the teak and can coexist with the CPES.
Martin Veiner
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Brian et al,
Three years ago, I got the bright idea of reducing the amount of
natural teak I had to maintain on my Marine Trader 44.
I found a company on line that is located in NH, Progressive Epoxy
Polymers, that sold CPES for less than Smith, and I used that liberally
to prime the teak areas I wanted to paint.
For about 18 months, the paint stayed on and looked good.
Unfortunately, I like to use a low power pressure sprayer to clean the
exterior and decks of my boat. It is not because I am entirely lazy,
but rather, because we have blind mosquitoes, love bugs, and bird
roosting droppings in large volume. It takes cleaning power to get it off.
As noted, at 18 months the paint started pealing off the teak, after
two coats of CPES, one coat of Brightsides primer, and two coats of
single part urethane. I estimate that all the paint will have lifted
and pealed off by year 3!
Would I do it again? Never. So you might want to check the experience
of others in using CPES to paint teak. Granted, the problem is the teak
oil leaches out of the wood over time, and MAYBE, it the excessive heat
and sunlight in central FL that accelerates the process.
The net result is that I have to strip the rest of the teak and apply
some coating that will look like the teak and can coexist with the CPES.
Martin Veiner
Unlimited Internet Access with 1GB of Email Storage.
Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today!
