How do I treat / restore the wood pieces on the outside of the hull

[dswi]

17' Glasstream fish/ski
I am looking at making it look a little better.
The wood (like the strips you step on when you get out of the water from the ladder on the back platform...or the cover for the ski storage area between the driver and passenger front seats).

I would also like to make the fiberglass on the outside shine...how do I do this??

Some sort of buffing compound? Wax?

Thanks for the help.
Darrin

 

[Raist11]

Re: How do I treat / restore the wood pieces on the outside of the hull

I can guarantee that people will want pics. eep: and not just because they are voyeurs. (There really needs to be a picture taking emoticon here.

Depending on how bad the wood is, you may have to sand it down and refinish it. Once you post pictures the more knowledgeable in this forum can tell you exactly how to refinish the wood if you need to sand it down.

 

[zool]

Re: How do I treat / restore the wood pieces on the outside of the hull

Most likely its teak wood, so u can either give it the 3 part treatment from a kit clean/brighten/oil or u can sand it and varnish it with a clear spar varnish like Helsman or epifanes, the varnish requires a greater skill level to make it look "right"...the varnish is also more dangerous for foot traffic areas

look into 3m marine polishing and compounding products for the gel coat.

 

[dswi]

Re: How do I treat / restore the wood pieces on the outside of the hull

I heard somplace that Linseed oil would be good for the wood....