Teak treatment question

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bassarama

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Hey guys

I have all the accent/trim pieces from my V fisherman in my garage ready to be cleaned and polished. I must say that I don’t want to stain the wood…

Now comes the big questions, what product you guys use to clean teak other than the orbital sander and what marine polyurethane will hold best?

Thanks

Joe
 
I usually scrub it with an all purpose cleaner called Greased Lightning. After it dries I apply teak oil, and after that dries I'll varnish it. It usually takes about five or six coats of varnish.
 
Sikkens Cetol Marine Light is your friend. It's so much easier to apply than varnish. Did all of my sanding with random orbit sander.

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Cetol Marine Light will last 4 times longer than any other coating I know of. Looks great too! Regular Cetol Marine is too dark for my taste. I have tried most of the other varnish and urethane products such as Epiphanes, Flagship, Helmsman, etc. etc. and with them you are stripping and re-finishing every other year at best. The reason I have alot of experience with finishes is that I have had cedar strip canoes and kayaks and have experimented alot with re-finishing them. I did use varnishes on them because cedar canoes are clear coated with fiberglass (epoxy) and require epoxy UV protection. Unvarnished epoxy will deteriorate in the UV rays of the sun. Fortunately, cedar canoes and kayaks are not out in the sun for 7 or 8 months of the year like boats are so varnishes last alot longer.

I clean teak with a solution of 1/4 chlorine bleach 3/4 water. I have also used a small electric pressure washer (1650 PSI) with good cleaning results. If you use a higher power pressure washer you will probably damage the teak. Let it dry and sand it with an orbital sander and give it about 3 coats of Cetol sanding between coats. Works for me!!!
 
Cetol Marine Light will be :)


I like the chlorine cleaning...
Last year I built my sunroom with rough cut Tulip wood. before cutting the lumber I wash the whole thing with a 25% chlorine liquid shock solution. It even removed stains from mouse s***t.

Presure washed the timber and got back the natural wood color.

I'm gonna try the same method with the teak.

Thanks to all
 


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The Cetol does have an orange stain to it. It can cover up a lot of discoloration. If you look at my guages, their backing was a piece of very white plywood.
 
Yo Bassarama, you move in with Fishbone. ??
That picture of that large room looks like one of Fishbones mansions that he owns. ;) ;D
 
I take that as a compliment :) but no it's not a mansion by any means, just a confortable farm house colonial that I built... literally.

I designed that addition and built it with my 14 yo son. Hey I had no boat at the time so I had to do something ;D

I satarted in june 05 when has like 90 degrees out ::)
untill closing it up and water proof, I finished the inside over last winter... it was a nice project and it kept me out of trouble ;D

Joe
 
bassarama said:
Cetol Marine Light will be :)


I like the chlorine cleaning...
Last year I built my sunroom with rough cut Tulip wood. before cutting the lumber I wash the whole thing with a 25% chlorine liquid shock solution. It even removed stains from mouse s***t.

Presure washed the timber and got back the natural wood color.

I'm gonna try the same method with the teak.

Thanks to all
 

Here's the end result....got to keep mama happy ;) ;D


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Bass , you do nice work .... you lookin for a job :o
 
Just took off my cuddy door today. Sanding with 80 grit up to 220. What a pain in the A$$ !! >:(
I have stained wood in the past, but never messed with Teak at all. Sanding the gay out is killing me. You guys talk about cleaners for teak. If I buy a cleaner, will the teak turn back to gray again ??, I dont want that look.
I want to stain it along with a coat off gloss as well.
Wanna do it once and be finished with it. I hate to do it over and over each summer. If I had the cash, I do what M.J. says to do. Starboard all of it. The stained look is good, but starboard is never to maintain ever again. If I could concrete my front yard and paint it green so I wouldnt have to cut the lawn, I would !!. ;D
 
HAMMER, I have seen your lawn, send the girls out with a
push mower (non motorized type),
they would have it done in no time.
Concrete and paint needs the same maintenance as teak.
 
Its only like $200 for full sheet, you get plenty for all your projects!

I bought one sheet of 1/2 & 3/4, got all this done and the tackle box also!! Even have some still hanging around for small things!

Red dots say Starboard!!

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Yes it is MAC!!

I love the wood! I think it looks great!! And for the guys that have it and maintain it my hats are off to you!!

I just no have the time to do it!! I like to fish hard, blood every where, just need to hose and go!
;)
 
With the Cetol you don't really need to sand out all of the gray.  Just get the old finish off and you'll be ready to go. The Cetol provides its own color.
 
MJ, I'm liking the the star board and lovin the tackle box, planning on coping the idea in a few months..
Probably already asked and posted a million time, but weres the best place to pick some up??

By the way, you gotta perty eye :-*
 
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