CABIN AND INTERIOR TEAK MAINTENANCE -

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Grateful for any advice, views, opinions on maintaining the cabin teak veneers and solids. Recently purchased, never treated, some minor lifting and sun fading, but looks to me as though needing some tlc. Question is should I: polish (what with?), Teak Oil, ...? Want to maintain teak glow and not darken. Looking for long lasting and not too regular repeat treatments! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gifMany thanks.
 
The woodwork of the wheelhouse in my Fisher 25 was very sun faded and dry when I bought her. I treated it by painting on boiled linseed oil after a light sanding. I then left it for a weekend and the coulour came back beautifully. I then gave it one caot of satin varnish and was very pleased with the result'
 
I wouldn't use household spray polish... its base is silicon which will have to be completely removed before revarnishing in the future. Any trace of silicon will cause the varnish to lift.
Interior brightwork can be "lifted" with a rub-down with a mix of boiled linseed, your preferred varnish and meths... industrial, not the purple stuff.
Put equal quantities in a jar, shake and apply with a lint free cloth and leave to dry.
Test first on a hidden area for compatibility.
 
Beleza is dripping with teak inside and it looked very dull, it was dowdy and dirty.

I tried all sorts of things from Household polish, homemade beeswax polish, antique furniture polishes, the lot, ... then I read the manual... Deks Olje.

Wiped on with a cloth soaked in it, wipe off any excess, looks crap till it dries then the teak looked like it it had just come from the builders, a deep semi gloss sheen, another coat and it looked even better.

I have used 7.5 litres of the stuff to date on the interior woodwork but the effect is wonderfull. You've just got to get over the initial 'god, have I put the right stuff on? stage and let it soak in and dry.

It works best on oiled teak not varnished teak.
 
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Danish oil applied with a cloth keeps my 30 year old teak interior looking like new. Nice smell to it as well. Dead easy to apply and maintain.

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Good idea, I will certainly try that one! Bill.
 
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