How to REPLACE SEAMS in a TEAK DECK (Aladino's first ever video!)

FYI it exists electrical cordless caulking gun from $40 for easy and continuous seams.

Hello! I need to replace seams in the teak in the cabin, as it is leaking, so I turned to your video. Questions: 1) What Sikaflex and primer do you use? 2) If you use something as a degreaser, for acetone, or alcohol, do you have to use Sika primer? It seems the stuff in the USA is very expensive, and as you say, it has a short shelf life... Thanks for you answer.

Brilliant video, excellently explained and wonderful attention to detail...thank you.

great video! I just did the exact same job and I'm now waiting to let the sika cure. 5 days is a frustratingly long time.. One question I still have is about the sika in the edge of the coamings, Did you pull of the tape when the sika was still runny? I let it cure and im now afraid of pulling it from the wood again when pulling of the tape. I feel like I will have to cut it with a stanley knife or something. But then I have an edge to the Sika. Maybe I can sand it afterwards so I will have a smooth transition from Sika to the vertical side of the coamings.. Not sure yet. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! The corners are always the most tricky...

You do very nice work. And I’ve learned some good tips you have shared. Thanks for taking the time to video, edit and share.
Now can you come to the US and do my Boat? 😂

Awesome! Great explanation and master like execution. Thanks.

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The sika primer is very volatile. Don't keep the bottle open and in the sun. Sikaflex have a best before date. Avoid using older than 12-18months.

Pulling back the gun while your laying in the sika is not a good practice as you can create air bubbles. I always push the sika forward motion and have very good results. Try it :-).
You can use any epoxy as a primer too if you don't have sika primer

Thank you so much for a thoughtful and thorough explanation of the approach, steps, tools and method. Extremely informative. I think you should create a commercial application video for some of the teak caulk companies. Yours is hands down way more informative on several critical steps. By way of example, the direction of cutting out the old caulk by noting the grain direction and removing the rebates. 100%. -Thank you again

You're right about one thing! a good caulking gun, makes a massive difference in doing a good job or or not. It can eliminate a lot of headaches. Years ago I looked everywhere for a good caulking gun. I found each gun had pro's and con's to each design. So what I did was buy three or four of them and built a really good caulking gun., and I've never had trouble with a caulking gun again. lol

This was very satisfying to watch!

The fixed gun is best part of the video :) and NICE Vindö!

Really really nice job.

Nice video. Most of my teak deck grooves have become almost flush due to the deck being worn down after 21 years. I think I have enough teak left to deepen the grooves by 4mm at least. What tool would you recommend for this job? I imagine it would be easy to make a mess if the grooves are not straight.

You forgot the bay leaf in the hot caulking pan!

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I’m a Canadian who has sailed the Great Lakes and 1000 Island region for the last 40 years. Normally we travel Europe during the winter however last year we got stuck in France during Covid-19 so this year we stayed home and looking for our Europe fix we started watching your videos and I must stay they are great. You two are very talented and it’s a joy to see someone following their dreams. I’ve often said a dream without a plan is just a wish. Here is wishing you two all the best.
PS: what editing software are you using?

Is there a fiber glass video from Aladino yet?

Aladino, you have great skills, you are a master.

你們太棒了！

Your teak caulking looks amazing! Well done!

Ciao Aladino.. thanks for your super hints.. it’s the fifth time that I’m looking at the video before retrofitting my teak.. thanks.. what kind of varnish do you suggest if using as you did sika primer and sikaflex 290 DC pro?

I normally don't comment on videos but your attention to details are so spot on and so hard to find that i just had to say as a meticulous craftsman myself i can fully appreciate your every move and is so satisfying to watch. In my opinion best videos I've seen! You're both amazing! Greetings from Canada.

Very informative. Happy to have more Aladino videos in the future 🙂

Great job on the editing

Maybe put a cable tie around the tube and gun to stop the tube being pushed sideways? Now I see your solution - even better. Ha.

Thank you for sharing this. And your other video about Teak bungs. I'm the custodian of a (new to us) 38 foot boat with loads of teak decking that also needs constant TLC. I had an image in my head, and a plan of exactly what I have to do to maintain it all, and this video is exactly what I needed. Especially because you take such care and detail when you go about your work. Really appreciate you capturing this process and your commentary, it's giving me faith and confidence that I can do the same with mine.

Aladino has the skill and patience of a Japanese artisan! Well done. Cheers from Chile.

Great video, love the attention to detail. And well done on your first video! I am curious on how long this and some of your previous projects do take. In future videos could you include hours for each step in the projects to give us an idea on what we should plan? Thx. SK in the UK.

Great job both on the deck and video. The drawings made understanding what you were doing better.

Excellent tutorial. Thank you for the time and effort put into this. One question: you mentioned that the seams had to stand proud, but then you finish off by sanding the whole area. What happens to the seams then? Thank you!

Good video. I've done a lot of caulking, but I learned new techniques. Thanks. To sharpen chisels, knives, plane blades, etc I use a system called Scary Sharp (Google it, it's a method not some expensive gimmick) you're pretty close to it already. When you plane western red cedar strips (to build kayaks) and just to be fussy you touch up your plane blade after an hour with 2000 grit - and you notice a difference? You're at the avant garde of sharpening. The trick to using sand paper is to always draw your edge, not push it as you're doing (but if you're not gouging or tearing your paper, and a master in the boat yard told you to do it this way... follow them. Me? I pull. The burr on the edge is taken off when you do the back.
To trim the excess caulking usually pulling a scrapper is more 'idiot proof'. But again, you know what you're doing.
The can of Sika primer with the short life. For PVC/ABS solvent/cement, which has the same short shelf life problem: store them upside down. The stuff inside won't dry out. Just be careful they don't leak. Also aluminum foil seals better than plastic. That's why the insides of crisps bags are metallic. A thin deposit of aluminum. The half used Sika tubes? Remove the spout and wrap some aluminum foil around the opening. It'll be usable for longer.
Wear gloves, Respirator, etc... There's a lot of cancer around, maybe it's some chemical the person used in their youth. Why take the chance? I'm sure you learned during your apprenticeship the difference between acetone and epoxy. Acetone has a nasty sharp chemical smell, but isn't too bad. Epoxy has a nice nutty smell but is highly toxic (the Resin is full of BP-A, which works on our bodies as random doses of estrogen (the female hormone). We don't grow breasts, we get cancers many years later. I use West System Epoxy, the Resin is 90% BP-A. Also 20 years ago epoxy was considered food safe, and very safe for babies. Now it's banned for these uses (still great on boats!) Every 20 years or so some plastic that was once said to be very safe turns out not to be. I"m suspicious of Nalgene, why are the bottles all so different, when it's supposed to be the same thing? What's really going on? Some of them don't even have the plastic code on the bottom. I drink out of stainless steel, even at home (in part because I live like an old hippie.....) Hope you find some of this helpful.

Woodwork So rewarding,,,yee haw!

Amazing perfectionism. Beautiful work. Great editing!

Awesome! I just bought myself a Vindö 32, and I appreciate these videos. Keep the maintenance videos coming!!

Nice job! Both on the boat work (as always) and the Videoediting!

Is teak used as a sacrificial Wood?

So much patience and attention to detail. True workmanship.

easy watching, informative content, love it..

Perfection!

Hi Aladino
Greetings from Switzerland. Many thanks for the very well done instructional video. I especially liked your raving about your Mirka sander. Call me ignorant, but I did not know them before and immediately tried one after your video. I pinch myself for working on my wooden boat for 30 years with mediocre sanders in comparison. This has been a revelation, many thanks again.

Wow!

Nice job you have done.
Can you also tell how to varnish teak, and that it stays one. I have a Fisher 30 North Easter and I don't like the teak in a natural way, but varnished. Until now everything came of, unfortunately.

Aladino could you tell me about your Mirka, I am considering one, what has been your experience with it?

Great video Aladino,very informative and what a beautiful job you did! Take care and stay safe folks.

3 things
1. The gloves matched the tape.
2. Warming the sika. Gold.
3. Paint brush finger spin while on camera. Double gold

Love the video...is there a good use for teak oil.?? That would give a wood tone color simple nd water rappelling??

Another excellent "how to video" Aladino, it's great to watch a craftsman while they work. These videos will surly help many people, thank you for passing along some of the skills and techniques you have learned, l look forward to more to come. Fair winds and safe travels.