I've got a Viking and like many of them the main salon gloss finish wood is starting to get milky. Does anyone have experience with getting this refinished in the Ft Lauderdale area?
Milky finish in older boats is likely caused by moisture. Not knowing the extent of your problem, some improvement is possible. Blush can be reduced. Try a hair dryer, blush remover, dehumidifier, petroleum jelly, or MEK. YMMV 2002 Viking SC 45
Try Wood Chuck Workshop - In Dania Beach and Ft Lauderdale . I have used them for 10 years, always first rate.
I don't have the panels back yet but this is the company I decided to go with. Every call returned and they've done everything they said they would. Also does a lot of Viking work so his knowledge of the boat was first rate.
I have 2000 55 ft viking will ur ideas work for them rest of cabinets look great finishes not scratched
Keep us posted if anything works. I had panels redone at $100’2. They look perfect. There are other methods to sand through the milky part and coat over that. It’s not a full strip but the craftsman has to be **** good because the Viking veneer is thin and actually very thin strips. Really easy to screw it up. I have not tried the partials strip method yet. It’s about $70’. They still have to bag the interior of the boat. No easy answers that i’ve found.
Your right about all of the above. Generally the reason they turn milky is because they used 1 type of stain that breathes, and then sprayed clear eurethane over it which doesn't breathe. I had about 7 cabinet doors redone, and had them all re-veneered which is the way to go IMO generally if you can get the matching veneer. It cost me around $150 a cabinet door. But, sometimes they can sand down the clear without getting into the veneer and re-clearing.
$150 a door seems really cheap. I paid $100 square foot. Getting a veneer match on the Viking teak is really really hard to do.
I own a Yacht Management business. So, it's obviously a wholesale price. But they were done by one of my neighbors who also happens to be the master woodworker for one of the large yards in Fort Lauderdale where he works as a subcontractor, so he does other jobs for other people as well. He did all of the veneer work and had someone else stain and clear them for him.