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Originally Posted by camaraderie
The REASONS to use gloss is:
1. NO buildup of darkening color coats over time.
2. Looks MUCH better than any of the other Cetol finishes in flat...a more varnished look.
3. Touch up and renewal requires no sanding/soft scrub brush and more gloss is all that is needed and a decent foam brush works fine.
Eryka...the NATURAL TEAK undercoat with gloss on top looks NOTHING like the original.
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I did remove the original cetol that built up over a 10 year time period and then applied the natural teak cetol. It's been close to 2 years now and have done one maintenance coat and so far no darkening. I did not top off with the gloss since my neighbor on the boat next to mine used the gloss and his wood is dark. However I did not see how it orginally looked so maybe it's not due to the gloss but due to the teak itself or his prep work. Even though the cetol website states that the gloss has UV inhibitors, it does not say if the other stuff has more inhibitors which I suspect is the case. Another neighbor has used the cetol light and his teak looks orange. The natural teak cetol is a better product than the orginal cetol IMHO and time will tell if the darkening will occur, but even if so getting ten years worth of life out of a product with minimal yearly maintenance is not bad even if it is a pain to remove much like varnish. I wonder if the cetol folks recommend using the gloss for yearly maintenance as opposed to just the natural cetol? I can't tell by the directions on their can.