my long (very long) refurbishment of my cruiser is finally progressing. I've got the hull to a reasonable finish using fibreglass resin and am now at the stage of wondering what to do with the decking.
This is an old boat, and the decking appears to be mahogany veneer about 2.5mm thick. Its got planking etched into it, and was originally stained teak (I think)
sadly, over the years the stain has gone in many places, and the wood also has a fair amount of paint splatter on it.
I've tried sanding with 600 wet and dry, but it looks like the paint splatter is too far in to remove.
Now, although this boat has a lot of sentimental value (built by my dad 50 years ago) it isnt what you would call a show winner, or even have much real life value, so I'm not contemplating replacing all this decking.
So, with that said, what would be the best option here?
Jjust use a dark stain and carry on?
Use a wood paint rather than stain?
or what about just using ordinary paint and covering all of it? Were 1950's cabin cruiser decks painted ordinary colours?
Or do you have a magic formula for removing ground in stains?