1984 Silverton 34C Remodel/Update/Upgrade PIC HEAVY

[25thmustang]

Re: 1984 Silverton 34C Remodel/Update/Upgrade PIC HEAVY

Mahogany wings.

Polyurethane coat one.

Calling this done.

 

[LorenHaus]

Re: 1984 Silverton 34C Remodel/Update/Upgrade PIC HEAVY

Is that clear Minwax poly or poly w/ stain? I'm playing catchup to you right now sanding every piece of wood feverishly!!! :lol:

 

[25thmustang]

Re: 1984 Silverton 34C Remodel/Update/Upgrade PIC HEAVY

The wing pieces are just mahogany covered in poly, the large piece for the door is stained then polyurethaned.

 

[LorenHaus]

Re: 1984 Silverton 34C Remodel/Update/Upgrade PIC HEAVY

Thank you, and I think I went overkill on the interior wood. 8+ coats of varnish in a cabin that will never get direct sun should last forever.

Got her in the water tonight. Still more work, but very nice to relax and have a cocktail while rocking back and forth.

I'm still drooling over how good this looks....and i've seen thes photos over and over for months now! Amazingly good work man. Definetly worth every second of prep sanding. And...i should admit...a stack of your refinished step photos are still sitting on my desk taunting me every day to hurry it up and finish my Silverton too!

 

[25thmustang]

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Thanks for the compliment. It's all new to me, but I've found the time and patience to be the key.

Got a new idea. Although I redid all the cabin doors (had 4 left), I decided to redo them. The cheap looking mahogany veneer was so so, but not the look I want. So I bought some ribbon striped sapele. I began with door number 1 tonight. Can't wait to get it glossy and back in!

 

[25thmustang]

Re: 1984 Silverton 34C Remodel/Update/Upgrade PIC HEAVY

Finished the mahogany wings also.

 

[LorenHaus]

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Thanks for the compliment. It's all new to me, but I've found the time and patience to be the key.

Got a new idea. Although I redid all the cabin doors (had 4 left), I decided to redo them. The cheap looking mahogany veneer was so so, but not the look I want. So I bought some ribbon striped sapele. I began with door number 1 tonight. Can't wait to get it glossy and back in!

Is the sapele going to be a bit lighter than the frame? Two-tone doors would look sweet....almost multi-million-dollar yacht sweet!

 

[25thmustang]

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It takes poly similar to the bottom rail of the door. It is a bit lighter, but hopefully shouldn't look too out of place. Just finalizing how to glue it down and then I can start layering on the finish.

 

[25thmustang]

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Had a snag with my first attempt. Better results on this attempt. Raw veneer is very difficult stuff to work with!!

Sorry for the photos. the panel looks a lot closer in color in person, but the cameras would not catch it right.

No flash, first coat of poly:

Flash, first coat of poly:

 

[LorenHaus]

Re: 1984 Silverton 34C Remodel/Update/Upgrade PIC HEAVY

That was worth changing. Looks good.

 

[25thmustang]

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Thanks, much nicer than the original orange plastic laminate that adorns a lot of them out there.

 

[25thmustang]

Re: 1984 Silverton 34C Remodel/Update/Upgrade PIC HEAVY

Found contact cement works better! Got one of the 4 salon cabinet doors done.

 

[25thmustang]

Re: 1984 Silverton 34C Remodel/Update/Upgrade PIC HEAVY

Here is my best attempt at a write up on this procedure.

Here we have the subject cabinet door. The style and rail frame is solid teak (?). The center panel is a mahogany ply, with laminate on the front face.

Instead of prepping the plastic laminate, I decided it was easier to reverse the plywood and put my new ribbon striped veneer over that. The door comes apart and the panel is removed.

Then we grab two sheets of ribbon striped sapele veneer.

The veneer is then layed on the plywood panel and marked to be cut (quicker than doing it with rulers or tape measurers).

 

[25thmustang]

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Once trimmed, the center of the panel is located and each wood veneer edge is positioned to align at the center. At this point I used painters tape and tightly taped the veneer to each other. Then the veneer was taped to the panel.

The veneer is then trimmed to fit.

The next step is to prep the contact adhesive. This product is a non flammable one, and I chose it specifically because I was doing the work inside my house. The fumes are actually not harsh at all, and of course I ventilate the area and keep it far from anywhere else in the house.

 

[25thmustang]

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Next is to lay the veneer out and get it ready or adhesive applications.

One thing I noticed with any adhesive on this veneer, it immediately curls. It actually curls into a complete cylinder if allowed. Knowing this, I prepared by having 4 near full containers ready to weigh the veneer down. *fun fact, my containers were a combination of Cetol Natural Teak Stain, Minwax Wood Polyurethane, Minwax Spar Urethane and Interlux Schooner 96 Varnish* I think I'm obsessed!

Then adhesive is applied to the panel. Both the veneer and panel required two coats this time.

The moment of truth arrives. Time to press the veneer onto the panel. I start at the center line, press it in and then roll it out. I don't have the right roller, but have been using a glass candle. It allows me to roll out the correct pressure (75 psi, according to the contact cement) fairly easily.

A test fit and it looks presentable.

 

[25thmustang]

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The frame is pulled back apart and sanded down to get through the original dark stain. Once sanded, it is wiped clean. Normally I would use acetone, but I seem to have run out, so mineral spirits were substituted.

At this same time, to save brushes, I sanded down my first panel, as well as my second panel.

All the panels were layed out ready for polyurethane work.

The first panel was polyurethaned. The frame is not coated because this was previously done with varnish and I do not want to poly over varnish, but will varnish over poly... strange I know, but it makes sense in my mind, due to the hardess of the coatings.

 

[25thmustang]

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All the pieces left to dry for the time being.

 

[jbcurt00]

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Great write up! Even better results! :encouragement:

 

[25thmustang]

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Took the rest of the cabinet doors home last night. Had already redone them but I didn't do a great job with my last varnish coat, so I will tidy that up this winter.

Pulled the doors apart (vberth doors here).

Contact cemented.

Then test fitted early this morning. If you notice these pieces are in sequence so they all look the same. That little but of grain at the bottom ended up having to be used. I don't mind it, and can't imagine others will even notice it.

 

[LorenHaus]

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Finishing with epifanes or poly? I cant wait to see them 100% mirror-finish glossy!!