teak care

[killick]

HI I am sripping the varnish on the teak in my boats cabin and in the cockpit.Could someone please advise on the best way to obtain a sheen using teak oil. Will teak oil turn black in the sun and will it stain the fiberglass? The boat is located in durban south africa where the climate is sunny ,hot and humid.. All advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Pleiades]

Teak oil

Hi Killick, I have found teak oil and similar gloop to be useless on deck. It looks nice for a short while but then attracts muck, goes yucky and does little for the wood. As for getting a sheen off it, forget it. If you want a finish on the wood try Teak Wonder or Semco or one of the similar sealers but the end result looks a bit odd in my opinion - you don't see Semco or Teak Wonder on the decks of super yachts! Deks Olje is probably the nearest you can get to a sheen but once you get to about 7 coats it starts to look like varnish and it does go black after a while. I prefer to just keep the cockpit and decks clean with salt water and occasional mould killer leaving the sheen effect to Cetol Filter 7 Plus on little bits like cap rails etc. For inside the boat you can use any varnish or sealant that takes your fancy -preperation is always more important than the brand used. Deks Olje has the advantage of being very easy to apply but don't let it run as it is a devil to remove once it dries where you don't want it.

Robin
Pleiades of Birdham
MXWQ5

 

[Tranona]

Do not use oil as it will absorb dirt and feel sticky. Options are leave it bare - no harm to the timber but probably needs washing regularly, particularly if moored in an industrial environment. If you do want a surface, use a porous woodstain with a light tint. Difficult o suggest brands because don't know what is available where you are. Teak does not take conventional varnish well, particularly on things like toe rails and rubbing strakes, but can be OK on vertical panels like cabin sides where there is less risk of the coating film being damaged and letting water in.

 

[Bandit]

I use Boracol it protects the teak from slime and fungus and the teak goes a natural grey colour and requires a minimum of cleaning therefore making the teak last much longer before replacement.

As reccomended by Halberg Rassey and X-Yachts in their manuals.

Teakl oil collects dirt and comes off on clothing.

 

[alteredoutlook]

I used some teak oil on some external teak trim (which the mainsheet traveller is mounted on) - it worked ok. I accidentally spilt some oil over the non slip fibreglass decking which dried and caused a stain. Oxylic acid cleaner removed the stain.



I don't know if anyone has tried this on their boat but as a suggestion have you thought about using Danish oil on your woodwork. I don't think it should be used on decking but for interior woodwork/trim it would certainly look good (for domestic furniture/woodwork it looks and feels great). I don't know about any u/v properties etc. but its certainly easy to maintain.

I'd be very interested in anyone else's thoughts.........

 

[sailorman]

HI I am sripping the varnish on the teak in my boats cabin and in the cockpit.Could someone please advise on the best way to obtain a sheen using teak oil. Will teak oil turn black in the sun and will it stain the fiberglass? The boat is located in durban south africa where the climate is sunny ,hot and humid.. All advice will be greatly appreciated.

Do not use oil it darkens the wood & dirt as stated.
below decks i have had very good results with Ronseal varnish, teak is diddicult to varnish due the the high oil content & i have in the past always used a 2 pack international varnish for a sealer coat, then conventional varnish`s.
Ronseal seem to dry ok as a thinned first coat. it comes in gloss & satin

 

[reeac]

My experiences with teak oil also are that it attracts dirt and soon goes black and mucky. I like to have some brightwork around the cockpit but restrict it to washboards and tiller which are easily removeable for treatment indoors in the Winter. Personally I favour Sikkens wood-oil varnish. I leave the remaining exterior teak to go silver-grey.

 

[Simonpk]

I use Ronseal Hardwood Furniture Stain on my teak work, Natural Clear so it doesn't stain the wood and dries to a matt/sheen finish which doesn't peel like varnish.

http://www.ronseal.co.uk/products/hardwood-furniture-stain

 

[Rivers & creeks]

International Wookskin, new product and it's blumin brilliant, a nice sheen rather than a hard shine, over coat once a year, no further sanding required. We've to acres of Iroko on the Kipper and use it on all the exterior and some of the interior.

 

[Dazedkipper]

I saw a boat that had the interior finished with Danish oil, it looked, and felt wonderful!

 

[cmedsailor]

Could pressure wash damage teak in the cockpit? I do this (only once a year though) and afterwards the teak looks really clean.

 

[Vara]

Could pressure wash damage teak in the cockpit? I do this (only once a year though) and afterwards the teak looks really clean.

Yes, don't do it. Wessex chemicals 2 part cleaner is the way to go.

Their web page seems to be down.