With varnish dry, it was time to mount the doors. Hinges had a lot of rust on them so I took a detour and spent over an hour hitting them with a buffer until some of the shine was restored.
Doors installed
Got the doors bleached, stained, and varnished
Bleached the center panels of the doors to get the red hues out, then stained teak frames. Varnished all sides. This is the last piece of panel work for the entire boat. Great milestone!
Trimmed head door and dry fit lock
After I rebuilt all the panels, I haven’t yet tried to put the door back. Surely, it did not fit. Had to trim both sides of the door and make a small lip to hide the hinge. I was also lucky to find the original door handle and lock, which I installed into the new slimmer door. Will need to hide old hole with some small teak bangs.
Finished sanding doors
Finally finished removing all the ugly plastic veneer from the teak doors. Found beautiful wood grain underneath. Dry fit the folding door and all its latches. Will need to patch old holes with teak bangs and then they will be ready to bleach, stain, and varnish.
New sliding doors for galley shelf
Ordered new doors at TAP Plastics. These look really good. Can’t wait to see it with the LED backlight wired in.
