refinishing cooler step

Posted By: Jim Pietrovito P-21 "arb JimDandyII"
Date: 5/18/09 8:00p.m.

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In Response To: Cooler Step Teak Oil Question (Bill Little (Precision 18 #298))

Bill , In my woodworking experience, if you oil something that is it. Until it needs to be re-oiled, then you do it again. If you decide to go the poly route, I agree with Tim. 8 to 10 coats for durability. I have used MinWax Helmsman Polyurathane on what little wood was on my Tanzer Overnighter with good results. I will stick with the teak cooler step on JimDandy for now, however, I am just about finished replacing all top side teak with PlasTeak as the previous owner did a terrible job of maintaining the wood which would mean replacement. So I decided to replace it once and eliminate ongoing maintenance. Eventually, I may do the same thing with the cooler step. Have fun! Jim