teak platform treatment

(sulmaxwell) · (sulmaxwell) **Join Date: Dec 2003** 05-09-2007, 9:57 PM

Just sanding it down to start the year...any secrets.. new methods to oil, stain the teak..

(ironj32) · (ironj32) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 05-10-2007, 5:23 AM

thompsons water seal

(lake_side) · (lake_side) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 05-10-2007, 6:46 AM

tung oil

(bbeach) · (bbeach) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 05-10-2007, 7:20 AM

I use olympic Natural deck stain... usually lasts about one whole year... Careful tends to be slick your first few times out...

(wake_pop) · (wake_pop) **Join Date: Jul 2004** 05-10-2007, 8:05 AM

Teak Guard

(mkperceptions) · (mkperceptions) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 05-10-2007, 8:09 AM

I used star brite teak cleaner and oil and it looked awesome. easy to just go over with another coat when your buddies scratch it up with there boards.

(wakereviews) · (wakereviews) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 05-10-2007, 8:10 AM

I use Macquires (sp?) Teak Oil

(tuneman) · (tuneman) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 05-10-2007, 8:23 AM

Holy #$@!, some of those suggestions I would never imaging putting on my teak!

Star Brite teak oil/sealer in the natural finish has proven to work excellent. Only need to apply it once or twice a season and it's not slippery at all. Looks beautiful.

There was a thread about it about a month ago.

(tuneman) · (tuneman) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 05-10-2007, 8:27 AM

Here's the thread:

http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65921/427537.html

(sulmaxwell) · (sulmaxwell) **Join Date: Dec 2003** 05-10-2007, 8:29 AM

thompsons water seal??? then do you ad a teak oil after??? Reason I ask..is because I am putting water seal on my deck today..perhaps I will add some to the grid...my boat sits in the water moored for the year so anything to keep the grid less water logged and weathered the better

(ironj32) · (ironj32) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 05-10-2007, 9:05 AM

No teak oil after. I have never actually put it on myself. I bought the boat from a guy this past February and this is what he said he put on the teak. He tried a few different things, including teak oil, but he found Thompson's to be the best. It is a 2000 X-Star and is in awesome shape for being 7 years old...he took really really good care of it and was the only owner.

When he did it, he only put the Thompsons water seal on it. It was usually done twice a season...once in the spring, and about midway through. Said it worked like a charm. We've been riding about 4-5 times a week since march 26th and so far i'm happy with it (he did it before he put it up for sale this winter).

(nickbot) · (nickbot) **Join Date: Feb 2007** 05-10-2007, 9:25 AM

sand -> teak cleaner (scrub real good) -> teak oil. i use starbrite and it works real nice. here are some before and after shots. Upload

(hamkj) · (hamkj) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 05-10-2007, 9:27 AM

If you don't like some of those ideas.. you will hate mine.. but now I never have to worry about "treatment" again! Also... I have a brand new teak platform stored in the garage. I always buy two platforms when I order my boats! Upload

(99_slaunch) · (99_slaunch) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 05-10-2007, 4:21 PM

The star brite cleaner,brightner,oil worked great for me.
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(peterc4) · (peterc4) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 05-10-2007, 9:33 PM

teak oil

(mkperceptions)

Use proper products for the propper woods. So use teak oil products and you will be very happy, here is a pic of mine with starbrite teak oil

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