Brushing teak

[Ex-SolentBoy]

I see the latest YM article says you should use as stiff brush.

I know there are arguments for, and against brushing, BUT, if you are going to brush, a fine stainless steel one is so much better than a stiff anything brush.

The stainless brush I use is so fine you can rub your face with it. Yet, it cleans the teak easily without removing the soft fibres.

Well worth the money.

 

[KINGFISHER 9]

I've never seen a stainlesss steel brush .... got a pic or a link?

 

[Twister_Ken]

Personally I'd suggest a cotton bud, dipped in champagne.

 

[KINGFISHER 9]

Personally I'd suggest a cotton bud, dipped in champagne.

That sounds cheaper than the 2 bottles of jollop I've bought for the job!

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

I've never seen a stainlesss steel brush .... got a pic or a link?

Teak deck on my boat about £18,000 at least
Life of teak deck 15 years if you are lucky
So, that's £3.28 per day.

So, £40 on a brush is worth it if it extends the life of the deck by 2 weeks. I think this would be more like 3 years.

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[KellysEye]

>I see the latest YM article says you should use as stiff brush.

I can't believe they said that it's wrong, that would remove the grain. Always us a soft brush or a sponge, which is what we did.

 

[Vara]

Well I use one of those car washing brushes on a stick, the ones with a sort of feathery bit at the end of the bristle...very, very gently. If the writer came near my teak with a stiff brush, he would discover a new meaning to the saying...wash and brush up.

I try to touch my teak as little as possible, as I know I have an expensive time bomb waiting to go off.

25 year old teak and a Volvo 2003 of the same vintage, no wonder I can't sleep.( just giving page opened...look under ageing swede.)

Having read that 70 tips article, IMO some of it was a load of ****, in fact quite a lot of it.

c...r...a...p, censored! The worlds gone mad.

 

[pvb]

Teak need never, ever, be brushed.

 

[colind3782]

I just use a washing up sponge with a scouring pad on one side as you get from the supermarket. Works fine and doesn't damage the teak.

 

[pvb]

25 year old teak and a Volvo 2003 of the same vintage, no wonder I can't sleep.

What state is your teak in? Caulking OK? Plugs falling out yet? With some TLC, it can look reasonable for years to come.

As for the engine, the 2003 should be fine for many thousands of hours. Mine's done about 2000 hours, and just keeps running merrily. I'd expect it to do another couple of thousand hours before needing serious attention.

 

[bromleybysea]

35 year old teak deck. Still sound with not too arduous maintenance each year, but never ever scrubbed with anything. I use Patio Magic as recommended on here once a season to keep the black stuff at bay. As long as there is a decent thickness of teak to start with it should last many years.

 

[Hoolie]

Teak need never, ever, be brushed.

I don't think it's quite so simple.
Where we keep our boat there's often a persistent wind-borne red/brown dust that gets everywhere, but particularly into the grain of the cockpit teak. It doesn't wash out - it has to be brushed

 

[dunedin]

35 year old teak deck. Still sound with not too arduous maintenance each year, but never ever scrubbed with anything. I use Patio Magic as recommended on here once a season to keep the black stuff at bay. As long as there is a decent thickness of teak to start with it should last many years.

That's encouraging. Like you I refuse to let any brushes near the deck. Used to sponge clean once a quarter with Teak Wonder, but very hard work and limited effectiveness.
This year based upon Forum advice painted on (with soft paint brush) Patio Magic - and it was. No work at all and come back to find decks magically cleaner than when bought boat.
Even removed green from a couple of control ropes which are not easily removed to wash.

 

[Steve_N]

I try to touch my teak as little as possible, as I know I have an expensive time bomb waiting to go off.

25 year old teak and a Volvo 2003 of the same vintage, no wonder I can't sleep.( just giving page opened...look under ageing swede.)

29 year old teak and a 29 year old Volvo MD21B here.
Couldn't agree more - touch the teak as little as possible.

Mine started at 14mm and is down to about 11mm after 29 years, so I think it (and hopefully the Volvo too) will be good for another 29 years.