Painting
Ask your service provider to...
Cover water between boat & dock with visquine (plastic sheet)
or tarp. Clean, dry & reuse visquine & tarps. Reverse
boat in slip to work on other side.
Mix
only the amount of paint needed for the job. Mix paint on land,
not on the dock; avoid dripping paint on dock.
Use
drip pans & containment trays to catch drips and spills. Have
absorbent pads & thinner ready to clean up spills. Clean brushes
on land.
Seal
containers tightly when not in use.
Don't
paint in a heavy breeze.
Sanding
Ask your service provider to...
Cover
the water between boat and dock with visquine or tarps. Clean,
dry & reuse visquine & tarps. Reverse boat in slip to
work on other side.
Use
a dust containment bag with sanding equipment. Sweep or vacuum
all residual sanding dust and put it in the trash.
Don't
sand with steel wool; dust makes rust spots on other boats, docks
or equipment.
Plug
scuppers to contain dust and debris.
Don't
sand underwater or in a heavy breeze.
Cleaning
Ask your service provider to...
Avoid products
with lye, ammonia, sodium hypochlorite, petroleum or chlorine.
Use soap in
moderation. More soap doesn't mean more clean.
Exterior
Teak Decks and Trim.
Allow teak
to fade to gray.
Rinse it as needed with fresh or salt water to remove
dirt. This reduces wear and tear from particles under foot.
Teak trim
requires different care than teak decks. Varnished exterior
teak lasts longer and provides more protection than an oil finish.
Sand and varnish teak trim as needed.
Ask your
service provider to....
Use teak cleaners
and soaps sparingly. Solvents in cleaners eat away at the soft
grain of teak and damage seam compounds.
Caustic cleaners
and varnishes should not be introduced to marine waters. Dispose
of extras as hazardous waste.
For the look
of freshly sanded teak that is easy on the environment, scrub
teak decks with clean salt water and let the sun bleach them.
