I've got a bit of cleanup to do on a teak toe rail. The rail was varnished in haste by a former owner (not Bill), and there's a fillet of varnish along both the inside and outside of the rail where it joins the deck. It's been on there a while, so a sharp blade won't do the job. All the chemical strippers I'm familiar with are harmful to glass, so unless someone has a non-volatile suggestion, that's out. My best alternative thinking on my own is a sharp edged sanding block. Any other suggestions? t Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle M17 #496
Tom- Can you dribble a bit of lacquer thinner along the edge to soften the varnish, then clean it up with a very sharp putty knife? Might work. Are you still snowed in? Jerry jerrymontgomery.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Smith" <tsmith@nextit.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>; <cotmash@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 10:35 AM Subject: RE: M_Boats: Cleaning up varnish I've got a bit of cleanup to do on a teak toe rail. The rail was varnished in haste by a former owner (not Bill), and there's a fillet of varnish along both the inside and outside of the rail where it joins the deck. It's been on there a while, so a sharp blade won't do the job. All the chemical strippers I'm familiar with are harmful to glass, so unless someone has a non-volatile suggestion, that's out. My best alternative thinking on my own is a sharp edged sanding block. Any other suggestions? t Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle M17 #496 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
Hi Tom, I know the varnish you are talking about and had a thought. It's so hard to get to I was thinking it may work to slowly dissolve the varnish with the lacquer thinner Jerry suggested on a Q-Tip. It would take a while but may be a cautious way to clean it up. Bill PhotoSite
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