Signiture Paint

[Briguy]

I purchased Signature paint to do my top deck and verticle interior. Also will be used on my teak. Should be doing some test painting soon. I'll let you know. All the supplies and enough paint to do my entire interior and bilge cost about $300.00. They even matched my previous Alwgrip color.

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by Briguy

I purchased Signature paint to do my top deck and verticle interior. Also will be used on my teak. . .

Brian, as much as I like Signature paint, the Honey Teak treatment, which was the best product of it's type a few years ago, is no longer the best teak varnish. I've also used Epifanes Woodfinish Gloss, and found that it holds up better, no mixing is involved, and it also does not darken the wood as much. I varnished all my teak in 2006, with Honey Teak on the cabin door and Epifianes on all the rest. The cabin door finish is starting to deteriorate, but the rest of the teak still looks great. PowerBoat Reports also tested both and picked the Epifanes as the best. The key difference between the regular Epifanes Gloss varnish and the Woodfinish product is that the latter does not require sanding between coats if recoated within 72 hours, which makes it easier to quickly build up multiple coats.

I've also been doing some research lately on varnishing a mahogany front door for the house, and I've found the Epifanes, although expensive, is also the varnish preferred by most professional woodworking guys as the most durable for external use.