Teak treatment
- Thread starter Hadenough
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dunedin
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No, but what teak are you trying to treat and why?
The picture on the tin shows decks, and rule 1 is NEVER go near teak decks with a varnish or anything similar.
Might be different for a cabin top handrail or similar.
The picture on the tin shows decks, and rule 1 is NEVER go near teak decks with a varnish or anything similar.
Might be different for a cabin top handrail or similar.
Hadenough
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OK, cabin top and handrails. Don’t want a gloss finish and definitely don’t want a “sand wait three days, wipe with XYZ, put on primer, then six coats leaving 24 hrs between coats”.
Buck Turgidson
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I like Epifanes Rapidclear for all the reasons you quote.
Stemar
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I'm a fan of le Tonkinois on exterior wood. Yes, it's a pain to apply - back to bare wood then 6 coats, 24 hours between coats, but when it needs freshening up, it's just a quick rub down and a couple more coats. It doesn't fail like varnish and crack off, so no need to get it all off. It's high gloss, but you can get a matting agent, and a hard wearing non-slip finish.
My quick and easy alternative would be a few coats of the kind of teak or Danish oil sold for garden furniture. It'll need doing every few months, but is dead easy to do.
My quick and easy alternative would be a few coats of the kind of teak or Danish oil sold for garden furniture. It'll need doing every few months, but is dead easy to do.
Cotillion
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I use Semco. excellent if it's really grubby or just needs sealing. Can't recommend it enough.
Semco 2 Part Teak Cleaner - Available in 2 Sizes!
Semco 2 Part Teak Cleaner - Available in 2 Sizes!
Hadenough
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Almost a year on and the Epifanes performed perfectly. Easy to apply, touch dry in a hour ( which makes a whole lot of difference to multiple coats). Survived the summer and after a top up coat in the autumn has gone through the winter with no deterioration. Thanks.
Koeketiene
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geem
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We like Semco but it's more like every 3 months for us in the Caribbean. The UV here is relentless.
lustyd
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Looking at a boat right now and the first thing the broker said was "just to warn you they've used Semco, please ignore the look of the deck it does wear off". Despite this, the deck looks a horrific unnatural colour and is the most offputting aspect of the boat, I'd have preferred it to be green which would have been easy to fix.
geem
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Semco comes in different colours. The natural is good as it gives good UV resistance. It is used extensively in the Caribbean on many superyacht decks for this reason. This is a clear Semco that seals but offers no UV resistance. There are colours of Semco that you simply would not choose.
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Agreed, i think it’s revolting stuff. We moored beside a Malo that had been treated with Semco, it had turned the boat yellow.
lustyd
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What actually happens to teak in the sun? Wasn’t aware wood needed UV protection but I’ve never been anywhere hot enough for long enough to find out 
geem
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Semco natural just being applied to teak. We have 44 year old teak on the high level part of the cockpit. 2016 year teak on the floor and seats. Without the sealer, the teak get dirty quickly. The sealer is super oily so water runs off. The teak soon goes grey without the sealer. Grey isn't a problem apart from it attracts dirt. It's easier to clean the sealed teak.
In the photos, the floor has just been cleaned. No Semco applied yet. You can see that the colour of the Semco treated teak is almost the same as the just cleaned teak
In the photos, the floor has just been cleaned. No Semco applied yet. You can see that the colour of the Semco treated teak is almost the same as the just cleaned teak
