July 17, 2014

After a nice weekend here with Carol, I spent a couple of days on a little writing project for my former employer.  It was interesting to be back in the harness for a couple of days...made me appreciate my freedom!  In the time remaining I continued working on the cap rail.  I was able to get one more section stripped, sanded and sealed with penetrating epoxy.  I also repaired several cracks and dings in the rail by filling them with WEST System epoxy thickened with 405 filler. The WEST 405 filler is a pretty close color match with dark teak and is strong enough to act as an adhesive.  After the epoxy set, it was sanded smooth and the sanded area re-sealed with Smith's penetrating epoxy.  The repairs are hardly noticeable, and will look even better after a couple of coats of Cetol which has some tint in it.
One more section to go on this side (port), and it all will get sanded again, with 220 grit, prior to starting the Cetol finishing process.