Painting Teak

I have teak window frames on my trawler that have peeling varnish that I
would like to strip and paint white. I had read somewhere that its a good
idea to put a base of varnish on the bare wood to seal it from the paint in
case in the future, someone else would rather have varnish then the paint
wouldn't be imbedded in to the wood.
Any comments or suggestions? What would be the best wood prep and the
longest lasting and best paint to use?

Yes, that is what some cruisers do before heading off to the So. Pac. for
several year.. When they get back they just strip both the paint and varnish
to "bare" the teak.. Otherwise the paint oils and pigment will get into
the teak grain and would require heavy sanding..

I know it is possible to let the teak go gray/silver but thin trim teak
will dry too much and spit (I speak from experience).

STeve
s/v Good Intentions.

"Phil" <no.TakeThisOut@no.com> wrote in message .
 > Any comments or suggestions? What would be the best wood prep and the
 > longest lasting and best paint to use?
 >
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