Oil stain on teak

[muddyfeet]

Does anybody have suggestions for removing a cooking oil stain (from a leaking waste bag) from my teak cockpit seat cladding?I have tried talc and dabbing with methylated spirit then scrubbing with soap and water - this reduced but did not remove the problem - any ideas gratefully received.

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[jzaat]

I had a leaky haydraulic backstay adjuster once which messed up the teak on my aft deck. Basically I kept that part as wet as possible for quite some time which made the oil (seemingly) lift off. Some weeks of harsh sunshine afterwards didn't seem to bad either.. no more traces to be found at this moment

Good luck!

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[Moose]

Acetone Acetone Acetone Acetone Acetone Acetone and Acetone
Well it just made my Volvo engine oil stain disappear!!!

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L' Moose

 

[Talbot]

acetone (as well) - my sovereign remedy for most ills. great for stains - just used it for oil on some sapele, but careful around paint!!!

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[StugeronSteve]

Leave it to the sun, sea and the salt air. Forgot that carrier bags have holes myself!

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[steve_cronin]

Absolute pig!

We have stains from synthetic oil. Certainly acetone works but be careful around the black Sikaflex stripes. I now have three pairs of shorts with an embarrassing pattern on the behinds.

Steve Cronin

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[dwatson]

I have used a spray made for removing stains from dry clean only clothes. It goes on in a white powder form, leave it for a couple of hours then wash off. It wont do paint or sicaflex any harm. Handy to have a can in with your other polishes and cleaners.

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[Spacewaist]

Salt water, sunshine and Patience

A little detergent will hasten it, but the above combination will do the trick in time and will not risk damaging he teak.

<hr width=100% size=1>A pontification from the Panjandrum of orotund bloviation AD2003