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What is the best treatment for teak decks?
Feb 17, 2008 by max | Posted in Boats & Boating
I have heard that varnish is bad for Teak, and makes it look bad... Help!
Wow, what a varying amount of opinions here. I will keep it short. Yes, you can varnish teak, it required a few extra steps, however. Oil is also good. I don't recommend bleach as it will damage the Pith (molecular bonding) of the wood. If you scrub teak always go with the grain not against it, or you will damage the pith of the wood as well. I don't recommend paint as it completely negates having beautiful teak decks and as an added problem keeps you from seeing where you might have leaking underneath the deck. I have been a shipwright in the past and used to keep up teak decks for several of my owners. Most chose oil, three chose varnish. All looked good, All required maintainence in the Florida sun. Feel free to e-mail me if you want the details on how to varnish teak. I know this answers your questions.
James R | Feb 18, 2008
Paint provides the longest lasting protection but it hides the wood. If we want the natural beauty of the wood to show, we must apply a clear coating. The choices are oil, sealer, or varnish.
Here is the link to the whole article:
http://www.boatus.com/boattech/casey/29.htm
More stuff:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Boat-and-Yacht-Detailing---Teak-Reconditioning-and-Care,-Detailing-the-Deck&id=24536
http://www.sailingahead.com/boat/teak-care.htm
http://properboatcare.com/intecagup.html
http://www.boatersworld.com/product/176130243.htm
http://www.boatbuilding.net/article.pl?sid=06/05/04/1436209
http://www.marinestore.com/faq-teak.html?cart=3286138005605436
http://www.boatdocs1.com/Articles_Teak.html
I think I'll save some of these sites for myself as well.
Best Wishes
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Dr Good Tunes | Feb 18, 2008
Never varnish a teak deck. Teak decks require a lot of TLC. Use tung oil if your deck is in that bad of a shape.
robert h | Feb 18, 2008
Clean seawater. The salt in the seawater helps the teak to retain moisture and stops it shrinking away from the caulking. If that happens water gets in and underneath and you've got trouble. Teak only looks a honey brown colour when it's new, in the air and sun it always goes that light grey colour. Learn to like that colour and don't mess with it! Just a daily rinse with a few bucket-fulls of clean (not marina) sea water. That's all I use on mine.
Tony C | Feb 18, 2008
Max...teak decks are basically a big petrie dish...try to remember that.
It must breath and that's why one can never apply varnish.
If you want golden decks or silver/blonde decks...this is the choice you must make. You can convert from either but there is work involved.
Golden decks require a breatheable coating ...either a program of teak oil or something comparable...lemon oil has some anti-bacterial properties...tung oil is quite thick...these all require regular applications...annual coatings include Cetol M or Deksolje or something comparable recommended for teak. I have had great results with the Cetol...each fall before layup I give the deck a light scrub with a scotchbrite pad on a mop head then reapply a coat and I'm good for next season.
For silver/blonde decks...natural so-to-speak...with bare teak you simply wash WET decks with a 1:3 solution of bleach and water...a 2 gal. garden sprayer works great for this...mornings when the dew is still on is a great time...just let the deck air dry. This kills all the bacteria. An occassional pickling with a salt water solution is good also...make your own. As apposed to what was previously recommended...sea water will introduce bacteria...better than nothing, but hardly ideal.
If they are in good condition, have at it. Otherwise...give them a sand with 150 first...fill poor seams with black polysulfide caulk and resand...reset or replace any loose bungs(with epoxy) and start your chosen program.
Teak decks can be very rewarding. Good luck.
Dave M | Feb 18, 2008
we treat our decks with teak oil, you can buy it at any D.I.Y. shop which would be cheaper thaN a marine shop just brush it on with a paint brush looks fab when you finished x
XX Sweetie XX | Feb 18, 2008
Here's my two cents, based on thirty years of building boats and laying a lot of teak decks in the Caribbean...
teak is used for decks because it has a high resistance to rot ( my boat in the picture has 65 year old teak decks) and has a natural non-skid texture.
Varnishing a deck turns non-skid into an ice rink and to me is nuts.
Teak oils will work and keep it a nice honey color, depending on how far north you are and how much sun......
If the decks have been there a while and are "dimensionally stable" ie they wont shrink.....I'd let them naturally weather that nice "sea-going" grey that teak wants to be.
Keep up with the caulking.Teak Deck Systems makes a wonderful caulking available from good boat supply stores.
yankee_sailor | Feb 19, 2008
The best thing you can do for your teak decks is... nothing.
Oils are OK and sealants like varnish, polyurethanes and paint are disasters. Everyone that I know who has teak decks has learned that the best way to preserve your decks is to keep them clean and unfinished. The wood will turn sliver/gray and last for years with minimal maintenance. If you need to bring them back first, it's OK to sand and give them a coat of oil but after that, leave them alone.
Larry M | Feb 20, 2008
Hi,
There is one teak treatment that stands a mile above the rest - of course I can't remember its name but I've used it i several jobs and its available in any good marine store.
It's a two part teak cleaner. The first part is applied, then as I recall removed with a nylon brush, the second is then applied and left on.
All the instructions are on the two bottles anyway.
The bottles are clear with blue writing on them and I'm almost positive they're the only two part cleaners.
If you follow this method I gaurantee your teak will come out looking absolutely brand new. I've used it to remove oil stains as well as just to be rid of the sun bleached look.
Hope that helps
Peter
peter r | Feb 21, 2008
so..i am staining a teak deck and patio with teak oil and there is bird doo on it. Do I use sandpaper on it?
Sep 14, 2006 by kooldog1000 | Posted in Do It Yourself (DIY)
also..there are water spots on it...should i sand those off too? I am using vinyl and latex gloves but the thumb keeps ripping. Any suggestions on that as well? thanks
Davis S and Stryker are both correct. The BEST solution is to power wash the ENTIRE deck, then use the brush where the worst spots don't come clean from the pressure wash. And don't use a crappy electric pressure washer. It needs to be at least 2700psi.
As for the gloves, try neoprene chemical resistant gloves. Very durable, and fairly inexpensive.
Good Luck!
seanphamilton | Sep 14, 2006
how can I clean up a teak oil spill?
Oct 16, 2006 by Scott Jampol | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
I spilled teak oil on my deck. The deck is made of some sort of synthetic decking material that looks like wood but feels more rubberized/plastic than wood. Anyway, the spilled oil has left a big stain in the middle of the deck. Any suggestions on how I can clean it up?
whoa, while I was reading this question.. A commercial came on for DAWN dishwashing liquid helping clean up major oil spills. Maybe that is a sign from the Heavens to help with your deck.. LOL
amber | Oct 16, 2006
Can you fiberglass over top of a teak deck to help seal it.?
Nov 14, 2007 by Aage M | Posted in Boats & Boating
At the present my aft deck is leaking and the best soulution would be to glass over it. Does ant one have any other ideas
NO, besides ruining a beautiful piece of wood, it won't "stick" to the teak because it is oiled. Better to do it right, sand down the teak, reseal the seams, then restain/re oil the teak and enjoy.
randy | Nov 14, 2007
How to select good teak wood for youth decks?
Dec 08, 2006 by moduscar | Posted in Decorating & Remodeling
I am a woodworker and i have worked on many types of wood but now I ,have for the last 4 months have been transfered form my oringial work on ship repiar to youth repair and I have to deal in selcting teak wood either in stripes or planks from local supplyers or by going overseas to buy. I would appriciate anyone who have been in this kind of work to share with me his knolage about this subjet
The beauty of the teak is in the stripes, if you have to select teak make sure is totally dry, otherwise it will wobble..☺
cyberdroid_2000 | Dec 09, 2006
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