Tek-Dek

[claymore]

To do or not to do?

[jim.r]

Go for it. How much do you reckon? I was thinking of doing my cockpit floor in ra stuff

[claymore]

I think about £1k - £1500 to do the decks. Think it might be overkill to do the top of the coachroof and fornicatorium but if I did the decks first I could make my mind up then.

[tcm]

To do or not to do?

Definitely not. Fiddle about with small amounts of acetone to clean off the previous owners bodgey varnish. Then get half a gallon of "boat remover" from mbc poster "hlb" lives near you, to dilute 10:1 and brushclean the deck, same stuff as i did qucikly on jimi's boat a while back which cleans the deck moulding.

Once clean, then buy £100 of wessex chemicals GRP restorer (it sez professional use only - do reasonably small areas and make sure there is lots of water from helper to sloosh it off quickly) and soon the the boat will look new, cos this removes oxide layer. You can also apply the stuff (2 parts, to be diluted) to raw wood and that too will look new as well. Can't remember if the cockpit is wood or not, spose it wd be ok tekdekked but added value will be not much if anything. Cleaning it the best option. Real teak is doable if you make templates.

[claymore]

I was dreading a response from you Doctor Matthew because I knew I'd get the Wessex Chemical plugagain
Not really bothered about adding value as we are keeping her anyway - for life.
Just thought it might look quite nice - mind you, I thought that about flares and a polo neck in 1966
Short legs and neck is a deadly combination for that particular fashion statement

[jim.r]

Dunno, the poloneck would have hid yer face ...

[sahona]

This "Wessex" cratur could be a holy grail.
Is it really that good, and if so, why do so many get boats resprayed (decks and all)?

[claymore]

I tried to get information from Companies House about their Directors - Matt is always plugging it so I'm sure he is probably the MD or something

[sahona]

Is it an annual process?

[Clyde_Wanderer]

Go for it. How much do you reckon? I was thinking of doing my cockpit floor in ra stuff

Ah, there, financial chat again.
You would probably be better off doing it with real teak considering the p***e of the Tek Deck
I can recommend a guy from Fairlie who is s**t hot at laying real teak deck etc, and very reasonable with his fee's

[sahona]

So, this is not a treatment, as in rejuvenation, it's a cleaning process - which, depending on how poor your environment is, may have to be repeated throughout the season.?
Now we come to the long-term bit: If we are removing oxidised material and shining up the next level, often, how long before we strike dark epoxy and matting?
Don't go there Luke, the gel will not be with you.

[claymore]

I use autoglym products and they seem to work well without grinding away at the gel
I'm with Bill on this one
CW - you must think I'm made of m***y - real teak ! Anyways Dear Heart is an Eco Warrior of sorts, there'd be all sorts of sustainability issues that I'd have to push through the planning enquiry - it would never make it. Its only my line that TEK DEK is a recycled sort of product that has got is this far..

[sahona]

Scotchbrite and chemicals ! When you rinse, and see the white chalkiness in the water, that was your boat!
Perhaps part of the survey process should be a measurement of gel depth.
Imagine your first real cleanup of your 'new' second-hand boat revealing the beauty of woven rovings suspended in dark resin.
As I asked above, why are so many boats resprayed ? The answer is evident for all to see.
There's a Westerly in Alicante marina that has been "cared for" down to the matting.

[Aja]

="longjohnsilver"
Well I'm a convert. In Dartmouth this year had the misfortune to have boat next to me let off maroons for start of regatta, discovered next morning nasty scorch marks on white grp which I couldn't shift. That is until I remembered that I'd got some wessex fibreglass cleaner which i hadn't used. Applying it almost neat along with scrubbing with a sotchbrite cloth not only removed the marks (which I really thought were there permanently!) but also brought the grp up to what looked like new. The only problem then was that I had to do the whole area and then polish it.

It's a brilliant product, can't recommend it enough.

I wouldn't concur, but, as long as you are convinced that all you were removing was the black scorch mark.

The thickness of most gelcoats can be measured in microns. It really doesn't take that much rubbing to breach it.

As for Claymore. Yup that sounds nice, and is somethng you will always see when onboard - so giving great bangs for yer buck, unlike something hideously small and expensive which is tucked out the way....

Donald

Donald