23.11 - 29.11.15
Sikaflex, Varnish and amazing results
Sikaflex is an ahesive which seals the deck against moisture. It is flexible, very strong and....
..... terrible sticky!
As already mentioned, the teak planks were really hard to get round the cabin sides. After some flops and failures we got them into position but the Sikastuff was everywhere. Hard to believe that there would be an acceptable result in the end.
In the meanwhile I sanded and varnished the cabin in- and outside 2 times.
After 48 hours we could remove the screws, washers and the spacers. Then we filled the groves with Sika 290DC and had to wait for 5 more days. We completed the coamings and I put on a few more layers of Varnish.
This 2 component pu coating is fantastic stuff. Extremely hard, UV stable, and with a good brush easy to apply. The only thing is not to use to much paint to avoid rins and don´t rush while painting... and use a mask!
The reward is a beautiful shiny wood texture everyone wants to touch.
5 days over. I couldn´t wait start sanding of the Sika to see the result and it was really pleasing, although there appeared some voids I had to refill later.
Partly all the deck turned up and finally.....
isn`t she a beauty?
