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Our new boat has a lot more wood that the old one.
It's in good order and i want to try to keep it that way.
I've been recommended Boracol for mould suppression and traditional Oxalic Acid for brightening.
I have used Oxalic acid in the past - with good effect, but not Boracol.
If I wanted to do the mould suppression and the brightening/cleaning , what is the right order to apply the two different treatments?
Neither will involve scrubbing or power washing!
Before winter sets in or in the Spring?

TIA Graeme
 
Boracol is a preventative treatment, so apply it as soon as possible. You need a dry day with no forecast of rain for the next 48 hours. Apply a floodcoat with a soft paintbrush; leave to dry. The end result will be a soft silvery-grey colour on the teak. If you want it brighter, you'll need to use oxalic acid or other brighteners, but be aware that these all remove a thin layer of wood.
 
Regarding timing, the anti-mould treatment now, the brightener in the spring, though you might decide then that the latter is not necessary?
 
pagoda said:
Our new boat has a lot more wood that the old one.
It's in good order and i want to try to keep it that way.
I've been recommended Boracol for mould suppression and traditional Oxalic Acid for brightening.
I have used Oxalic acid in the past - with good effect, but not Boracol.
If I wanted to do the mould suppression and the brightening/cleaning , what is the right order to apply the two different treatments?
Neither will involve scrubbing or power washing!
Before winter sets in or in the Spring?

TIA Graeme
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What species of wood do you have?

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I use boracol and have been very pleased with results. Applied to a damp deck with soft paint brush when no rain is forecast for a couple of days. A single treatment of 5l on a 38ft deck lasts a full season.
 
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