Boats - Teak

[Candellara]

Guys

Proud owner of a new boat with lots of teak on board

It's quite bleached with the sun etc / age

I've been told NOT to use teak oil as it will become an ice rink but aesthetically it lets he boat down. What should I use to make it look like new but be useable / not a slip hazard?

[Getragdogleg]

Have a look at this :

http://www.teakmaintenance.net/teakwood-care.html

They do say to oil it, when I do the outdoor furniture once a year its certainly not slippery after its sat for a day or so and soaked in.

A good wash and scrub gets a lot of the colour back.

[Huntsman]

Wessex chemicals two part teak cleaner or Boracol, many use patio magic to keep mould away. I think salt water is good.

[hidetheelephants]

There are several two part teak cleaners available which will do what you want, although I don't know which is the best; hopefully Fishtigua or one of the other big yacht chaps will be along shortly with sage advice.

[bluesatin]

Wessex two part then semco teak sealer. Avoid teak oil on the decks.

[Simond S]

bluesatin said:

Wessex two part then semco teak sealer. Avoid teak oil on the decks.

I watched this being used last summer and it came up like new and still looks good today.

Also watched a guy jetwash his teak to death on Friday, against all advice he decided that it was quicker and cheaper than cleaning with a brush.

[paintman]

Simond S said:

bluesatin said:

Wessex two part then semco teak sealer. Avoid teak oil on the decks.

I watched this being used last summer and it came up like new and still looks good today.

Also watched a guy jetwash his teak to death on Friday, against all advice he decided that it was quicker and cheaper than cleaning with a brush.

"What you should definitely not do
Never use a high-pressure cleaner to clean your teak deck.
This appears to clean the teak deck quickly but the use of a high-pressure cleaner eats away the softer grain of the planks. This makes the grain structure much rougher, with the result that dirt becomes more easily embedded in the teak deck, causing it to wear faster and become thinner."
http://www.linssenyachts.com/en/aftersales-service...

[Candellara]

Cheers chaps. Bought some Wessex & Semco

[Hard-Drive]

+1 for Boracol. Not as a finishing product, but it does a wonderful job of cleaning all the green grime out of the wood. Very hard work to use too...not...brush on with a paintbrush, and watch the magic happen over the course of a week. Brilliant stuff (if a bit nasty to the environment so be a bit careful...)

[ALawson]

Candellara said:

Cheers chaps. Bought some Wessex & Semco

Great stuff just be careful when applying it, I always used 50% more cleaner than neutraliser. If you are using a kitchen sponge/scourer thing you can damage the deck, obviously depends upon how much green there is on the decks.

[Candellara]

ALawson said:

Great stuff just be careful when applying it, I always used 50% more cleaner than neutraliser. If you are using a kitchen sponge/scourer thing you can damage the deck, obviously depends upon how much green there is on the decks.

I used a microfibre cloth. Only done the removable table so far. A quick question - can the cleaner, restorer or Semco damage surrounding gelcoat? My original thoughts were to clean the teak inlays on the deck with the 2 part Wessex, hose off thoroughly and then mask off and apply the Semco

[ALawson]

We never used the Semco, just left the new grey cleaned teak.

The chemicals themselves are pretty safe from memory on Gelcoat, just need to be cleaned off but can leave a slight yellow tinge from memory.

[maser_spyder]

I've just bought the Wessex twin pack stuff (red and green?), have a few other things to do first (get the engine in one piece for starters), but should be trying it out in the next couple of weeks.