Oil on Teak

[andy59]

Engineer has overfilled hydraulic steering resovoir and i now have red oil on cockpit teak . Does anyone know what to use to clean of without ruining teak , thanks in advance .

 

[Anonymous]

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Engineer has overfilled hydraulic steering resovoir and i now have red oil on cockpit teak . Does anyone know what to use to clean of without ruining teak , thanks in advance .

[/ QUOTE ] Don't panic! Wipe up the excess with kitchen paper. Now squirt over some washing up liquid and warm water which will get rid of the surface oil. Don't scrub. In time the sub-surface oil will just be absorbed and you won't know it had ever happened -- almost certainly well before the season starts. Next time, if you are doing anything with a risk of oil or fuel spillage, soak the deck area with water first. The oil tends to float off and a bit of washing-up liquid will clear it.

 

[johnalison]

That's nothing - you should see our cockpit after the grandchildren have been eating crisps.

 

[andy59]

Crisps eaten over teak decking ???!!! are you serious /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Mudplugger]

But it only compliments the reddy colour of spilt red wine /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[johnalison]

Please don't remind me - a guest upended a whole bottle once.

 

[andy59]

So why do we have teak in the first place , /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Pete7]

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So why do we have teak in the first place , /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

[/ QUOTE ] Simples, so you don't have to polish all that fibreglass /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif