pvb
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I'm clearly not smart enough to interpret your comment, can you please try again, but in English this time
Scrubbing any teak, let alone a thin teak veneer, is a recipe for disaster. Is that direct enough?
Teak decks - again!
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Scrubbing any teak, let alone a thin teak veneer, is a recipe for disaster. Is that direct enough?
Skylark
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That's really kind of you to check for transfer of knowledge. Regretably, the answer is "no" it's not direct enough.
When you say "scrubbing", are you referring to some International Standard to which I could refer, or are you using the term subjectively?
As to recipe for disaster, the first page of a Google search on the subject suggests a relevance to either cooking or a 2003 TV Film.
Thanks, anyhow.
davidej
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I know I used the word 'veneer' in the OP but its not that thin - probably 4/5mm.
It would take a lot of scrubbing to go thru but we all know it can leave raised grain as the softer wood is eroded.
Thats why I am hoping for some purely chemical remedy
It would take a lot of scrubbing to go thru but we all know it can leave raised grain as the softer wood is eroded.
Thats why I am hoping for some purely chemical remedy
Mistroma
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Good idea, I assumed the dictionary def. of "rubbing something hard (or vigorously)" for scrubbing so best to avoid. As you say, it won't be the scrubbing that removes thickness of teak, just any subsequent sanding to remove the ridges that appear. I hope you make some progress with the growth/staining on your teak.
I know what you meant by "veneer" as I had a panel in cockpit replaced under warranty. Strips were held together underneath with staples to keep the panel in one piece and it was pretty thin (almost verging on something you could call a veneer
). Fortunately, the decks are a bit thicker.
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pvb
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That's really kind of you to check for transfer of knowledge. Regretably, the answer is "no" it's not direct enough.
When you say "scrubbing", are you referring to some International Standard to which I could refer, or are you using the term subjectively?
As to recipe for disaster, the first page of a Google search on the subject suggests a relevance to either cooking or a 2003 TV Film.
Thanks, anyhow.
Sadly, I believe you're being deliberately obtuse. However, it's your teak, and if you want to scrub it away, it's your choice. It's just not something which I, or many other owners of teak decks, would do.