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(More customer reviews)The Fein Multimaster with these inserts removes old rubber caulking and varnish very well if not quickly. Patience and some early learning with the different width cutters will help get the old material and finish off the sides and bottom. There are hand tools for this, and I'm sure there are folks who will swear 'their' auger is better. The Fein Multimaster itself and these blades in particular are a 'deap breathing' exercise for the heavy coin they cost, an 'arm and a leg' as they say, but they will save your hands and your back and also your time. When it comes to a job like repairing the rubber seals in your precious teak decking, I would want all the help I can get going in. And that is what the Fein tools gi ve you. You might want to take that old shipright's auger along, but i bet you never end up reaching for it if you have these Fein tools in yourtool bag.
The Multimaster itself provides a very long lever arm for the cutter which is is fairly sensitive to all the angles of attack. With some practice and by not trying to clear the seam of rubber in one pass, the old caulking can be removed from both sides of the groove and the bottom very nicely with multiple passes exposing fresh wood without gouging the wooden edges of the seam. These cutters work in both directions, so you can 'dither' in one location. They also will cut into the wood with a steeper angle of attack so go slowly until you get the feel of the cutters. I found the best results by cutting longer strokes, first to remove the bulk of the old rubber and then cleaning up the sides.
After reviewing all the U-tube and other DIY sources for repairing my '83 Beneteau 38' teak decking, I first sanded off the old orange Sickens down to new wood 220 paper finish, including the tops of the old rubber seams which neither finished much nor prevented good flat results on the teak batten tops. I sealed with thinned varnish and put a two coat middle coat on everything. Then I removed the old caulking with the Fein from some of the seams where there were partial or cracked rubber filler. Use thick blue masking tape or two layers of tape along the sides as close to the edge line as possible. I used a Fein 3mm and 4mm cutter to prep the middle of the seams. The 5mm might have been a better choice for the initial rough out of the seams. To get better penetration and remove gunk between the wood batten edges at the bottom of the seam I used the Fein with a wood cutter and then vacuumed the whole job and put up a tarp over the work to prevent direct sun heating the new rubber filler (just West Marine's black caulk inserts with the best 'pro' caulking gun I could find. Cut the tip to a small opening and try it, but cut it larger enough to 'pool' the caulk generously into the seam. If you use a putty knife or other flat to smooth the filler level with the blue masking tape, wait until the caulking is firm through thickness before pulling off the tape. The result is very satisfying. As sailors are reported to have said in olden time, 'if it looks fine, it is fine'!No effort in making that play on words. The "Fein" marine blade inserts and quite wonderful Multimaster work peerlessly in the teak deck caulking removal application; big fun, pretty quick, nice results!
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Fein MultiMaster Teak Blades - 4MM TEAK BLADE 1PK TRIANGLE SANDER
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