rubberduck
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Will do, thanks.
Synthetic Teak
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Will do, thanks.
Elessar
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yeah colour choice is critical. The darker "brand new teak" look would get very hot and looks false. Hurricane's is in my opinion the perfect choice - fairly sure its the same as mine except I was convinced by JFM to have white "caulking" - an option I had as I wasn't matching anything. I wasn't sure at first but am a convert now.
It isn't completely maintenance free as suggested above. I'm told it will darken over time (years) but this can be sanded away as the colour variations are not just on the surface. Similarly you can sand away deep scratches or cross "grain" scratches. Use 80 or 100 grit or so as you want to leave grain like scratches not sand them away.
For regular maintenance I use non skid deck wash on the "teak". For a stubborn stain use a course scotchbrite pad or a stainless pan scourer. Again, course is good and rub with the "grain". End of season I use a yard jetwash and give it what for.
rubberduck
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I am thinking "Scrubbed Teak" but only going from pics so will need to see real thing.
benchmark
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Coincidentally I just did mine last week, it took me 10 days to finish everything from deck preparation to the final caulking as an amateur. Note that this is the first time I am attempting this type of thing and I have no similar prior experience.
My white standard non skid deck was a pain to keep clean hence my choice to instal Flexiteek (sold as Isiteek in DIY stores).
I have just under 6 square meters of surface I installed it and it cost me the equivalent of about £200 per square meter in materials.
Before .
Final result
My white standard non skid deck was a pain to keep clean hence my choice to instal Flexiteek (sold as Isiteek in DIY stores).
I have just under 6 square meters of surface I installed it and it cost me the equivalent of about £200 per square meter in materials.
Before .
Final result
benchmark
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Here is a close up pic of the isiteek ( flexiteek) . It really looks like authentic woodgrain.
Marine Reflections
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Awesome job benchmark!
Hurricane
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Just finished strengthening my hatch in the bathing platform.
We had the bathing platform Flexiteaked last November.
I had to peel the edges back in order to screw the strengthening into place.
Flexiteak is really easy to work with.
Just stick it with the same stuff that you use for the caulking.
Then sand off
I used a small iron shaped orbital sander and finished by hand.
Really easy.
Any blemishes - just sand out.
We had the bathing platform Flexiteaked last November.
I had to peel the edges back in order to screw the strengthening into place.
Flexiteak is really easy to work with.
Just stick it with the same stuff that you use for the caulking.
Then sand off
I used a small iron shaped orbital sander and finished by hand.
Really easy.
Any blemishes - just sand out.
benchmark
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Thanks 
NGM
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We had flexiteak fitted to the fly bridge of our new boat and were delighted by the appearance and the ease of cleaning.
Teak was standard in the cockpit, BP and fly steps but we chose to have synthetic rather than real as the option on the fly.
This was where we eat and drink most and I didn't want to get stressed by any stains. Although not a factor in our decision it was came in at 50% of the cost.
The cleaning is easy and all marks came out. Never got hot due to the bimini and the colour match was excellent with the existing fly stairs, we went for 'Bleached'.
Another vote for Darren, The Teakman, super job and very accommodating fitting in with our tight schedule.
Teak was standard in the cockpit, BP and fly steps but we chose to have synthetic rather than real as the option on the fly.
This was where we eat and drink most and I didn't want to get stressed by any stains. Although not a factor in our decision it was came in at 50% of the cost.
The cleaning is easy and all marks came out. Never got hot due to the bimini and the colour match was excellent with the existing fly stairs, we went for 'Bleached'.
Another vote for Darren, The Teakman, super job and very accommodating fitting in with our tight schedule.
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rubberduck
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Turns out teak is solid 10mm thick so will come up with a sand, few bob saved
