Reply To: Cabin wood restoration

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I recently found this is the ‘collected Cat A Log’ on line in Cat A Log # 57 (spring 2011) p. 26

This is a problem I had with my NC38 when it was only about two years old. I had a serious leak below the chain locker that was destroying the veneer in the forward cabin. No one at Nauticat would admit to any problems with any Nauticat 38’s and no one had any ideas how it could be repaired.
To get the bulkhead back to looking good I had to sand it back to bare wood, dangerous on veneered ply. Then I liberally painted the darkened area with oxalic paste made up with a mixture of oxalic crystals and a tiny amount of wall paper paste, this was allowed to dry then washed off and another coat of the mix applied, it took about three applications taking several days using the paste before it restored the bulkhead to what looked a normal colour, then after a week or two to dry I varnished it with about four coats of Danish oil, it’s easier to apply than poly varnish and you get a better finish.

I like the idea of several layers of oxalice paste and several days lasting and will try that trick.
In found one layer of oxalic acid lasting for few hours effectless (applied to the inside veneered pannel of sliding door)