The teak on our boat is heavily weathered and very grey. I sanded down the companionway drop boards with 60 grit and cleaned with Snappy Teak Nu and Also Marykate Teak Nu. Then I brightened with Marykate Teak Nu brightener and dried. Still looks greyish. Scrubbed down again with the Snappy and brightened with Teak Wonder Brightener. Hardly any difference. So I tried using some Marykate On/Off (more acids) and not much different.
Does anyone have any real good tried and proven suggestions on what will remove the rest of the greyish look. I really can't sand much more. I'm concerned because I don't have a lot of material to sand away on other trim such as the eyebrows, toerail and other areas. I need some good effective advice please. Snappy is a two part cleaner but doesn't seem strong enough on this situation.
Teak Cleaning
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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Ed Werner
Re: Teak Cleaning
Norm:
Sounds like your teak is "greyed" beyond the "NORM".
I use, for heavy duty cleaning, TEKA which comes in two parts, A and B.
A is essentially sodium hydroxide and B is an acid neutralizer.
This stuff requires you to use gloves and copius amounts of water to rinse but really does work!
The down side is that it really raises the grain but sanding will be a part of teak restoration anyway!
Good Luck!
ED
10145ED@aol.com
Sounds like your teak is "greyed" beyond the "NORM".
I use, for heavy duty cleaning, TEKA which comes in two parts, A and B.
A is essentially sodium hydroxide and B is an acid neutralizer.
This stuff requires you to use gloves and copius amounts of water to rinse but really does work!
The down side is that it really raises the grain but sanding will be a part of teak restoration anyway!
Good Luck!
ED
10145ED@aol.com
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john churchill
a small miracle
johnEd Werner wrote: i once had a whaler with a ss wheel that had a teak insert. it was very grey and weathered, never been varnished. i just cleaned it with soap and water-still grey. i put linseed oil on it and it turned to a great teak brown, the grey all went away without problem. you may want to try this on a small area as something to try.
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Norm
Te-Ka
ED, This is definately good stuff.......really powerful. It works, strongest cleaner I've ever used. Proper rinsing is extremely important with it!! I would not recommend it for routine cleaning (tough on the wood) but if someone has a problem this is the stuff to use. ThanksEd Werner wrote: Norm:
Sounds like your teak is "greyed" beyond the "NORM".
I use, for heavy duty cleaning, TEKA which comes in two parts, A and B.
A is essentially sodium hydroxide and B is an acid neutralizer.
This stuff requires you to use gloves and copius amounts of water to rinse but really does work!
The down side is that it really raises the grain but sanding will be a part of teak restoration anyway!
Good Luck!
ED
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Karen
Re: a small miracle
I used soft scrub with bleach on the teak of our '82 CD 22. It cleaned all of the gray off very nicely, then I coated it with lemon oil. I have no idea of this was an acceptable treatment, but our boat sure does look great.
KGoldthwaite@FWAcademy.org
KGoldthwaite@FWAcademy.org