But so far, we haven't done much with how the head looked. It was OK, but needed an upgrade to include refinishing the teak trim and painting the wall covering as we did in the galley.
We've also been experimenting with Folex, a cleaner that seems to be very effective at removing discoloration from the walls, which are covered with a glue-on fabric that back then, Silverton seemed to favor. We bought a gallon of Folex at Home Depot and so far, it really seems to work.
We began with this in the head, probably mostly mold.
Folex removed it completely and without scrubbing.
This week was devoted to simply refinishing the teak trim in the head. We cleaned it first and then masked the trim from the wall.
The head was clean but looked a little old.
This was going to have to be a two-step process. Mask the walls and apply apply two coats of Sikkens Cetol Marine light to all of the teak trim and then reverse the process (after the Sikkens had dried thoroughly) and mask the trim so the walls could be painted.
Applying masking tape to even a small space like this is not joke. It took an entire roll of masking tape and about two hours to get it done. Some of the corners and other places were difficult to do but we found it was better to step back and if it wasn't right, do it again.
After one coat of Sikkens on Saturday, it was time to go back and do it again on Sunday morning. By then, the trim had absorbed the Sikkens and it now began to build up on the surface.
Next weekend, we reverse the process and mask to trim so we can paint the wall covering the same color we painted the galley, which looks great. Hopefully, by next Sunday night, we'll be through with the head rehab and can go for a cruise.
We've included a brief video of Bob and his new sailboat, which he built at home during the winter. We wish we had the talent to do work this good.
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