Teak Deck protection (lanolin?)

[Jacana]

Has anyone tried the Lanolin advertised by Aladins Cave on teak decking. A previous owner has overscrubbed our ddecking so I am thinkiing os danding back to a smooth surface but feel the 10 year old timber needs some "feed" rather than some of the more aggressive concoctions.

 

[malcp]

pm sent

 

[cliff]

Why a pm? is the use of lanolin on teak some trade secret? Go on tell everyone.....
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"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity"

 

[LittleShip]

Teak is a very oily wood, you may get some concoctions to sit on top of it for a while but as to actually feeding the wood.............. I doubt it!!.
There has been some very good information passed on on these forums about looking after teak decking, a search wouldnt go amiss??

Tom

 

[malcp]

No, not secret. But I also included other unrelated, private info.
Teak info was link to tcm's treatise on the subject, here

 

[2Tizwoz]

No floor finish will last indefinitely. The longer lasting ones are expensive and their application involves more work to prepare and apply and they still must be cleaned. Lidl W5 Floor Polish and Parquet Care - £1.74 per litre gives a 'non slip' finish and a seal. It just mops on and mops over to clean. An annual removal needs a mop with ammonia to remove and start again.

 

[DeeGee]

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Has anyone tried the Lanolin advertised by Aladins Cave on teak decking. A previous owner has overscrubbed our ddecking so I am thinkiing os danding back to a smooth surface but feel the 10 year old timber needs some "feed" rather than some of the more aggressive concoctions.

[/ QUOTE ]If you MUST clean your decking, then use the tcm link given a bit earlier. But my advice is this: don't sand it back, you will get rid of the hard high spots and make the softer bits between more exposed again, and start the cycle again.

I now avoid anything other than sea footware on the deck. Scrubbing across the grain is better than along, but no scrubbing at all is even better. Live with lovely silvery decks and clean non-aggressively. I use some stuff picked up at LBS, 'Skipper's Choice', which contains some sort of enzyme or summat (see skippers choice . I am sure that there are other enzyme-action equivalents). I just melt a cupful in a pan, and make up to a gallon with warm water, and then swab it on anything with a green tinge. I don't rinse off until next visit, and all the green goes. OK it is not beautifully pinky clean, but it looks natural, and there is no chance of damaging the teak.

(Bleach does a lovely job, but does damage the teak, and the Sika caulking). /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif