Saving the wooden toe rails
By Ryan on Sunday 15 August 2010, 12:32 - Permalink
It's raining. Again. And so it seems that I have to sit and twiddle my thumbs during my summer vacation. Oh well - I have some wood to sand.
So I started sanding the wooden toe rails, to see what condition they are in.
Like everything on Lil' Mule II so far, it seems that simply removing
what was previously done fixes 90% of the problem.
In the case of the wooden toe rails, they seemed rather solid, but a little tired:
As you can see, it is a rather typical case of sun-bleached wood, so let's see what a bit of sanding will reveal:
This is what you call a "no-brainer". Clearly the wood is in great condition, just in need of something called maintenance. (the author grumbles something here)
It appears that at some point, someone tried to get the wood to look brown (they must have thought the white of the wood was permanent or something) by applying some sort of pigmented paint, varnish, or ???. In this photo you can see bits that remained despite the weathering. Must have been going after that chipped-off rugged look:
Anyway, let's turn that page and get the wood sanded and back into shape.
In doing so, I noticed that the wood is somewhat oily, and so it would seem that this is the treatment to use once done (as opposed to a varnish - which would not adhere correctly).
I am missing the page of the Jouët Caprice owner's manual that indicates what type of wood is used however.
In the case of the wooden toe rails, they seemed rather solid, but a little tired:
As you can see, it is a rather typical case of sun-bleached wood, so let's see what a bit of sanding will reveal:
This is what you call a "no-brainer". Clearly the wood is in great condition, just in need of something called maintenance. (the author grumbles something here)
It appears that at some point, someone tried to get the wood to look brown (they must have thought the white of the wood was permanent or something) by applying some sort of pigmented paint, varnish, or ???. In this photo you can see bits that remained despite the weathering. Must have been going after that chipped-off rugged look:
Anyway, let's turn that page and get the wood sanded and back into shape.
In doing so, I noticed that the wood is somewhat oily, and so it would seem that this is the treatment to use once done (as opposed to a varnish - which would not adhere correctly).
I am missing the page of the Jouët Caprice owner's manual that indicates what type of wood is used however.
Comments
I'm sure it is not teak because of those dark grains in the wood.
I'll wager that it is African mahogany. Any other ideas?