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mark c 
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 Topic: Teak cleanerPosted: June-28-2016 at 9:54pm |
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Three coats of oil and I think I'm about done with it now. Looks a little lighter than it is in real life, but this time the platform was in full sunlight, previous picture it was kind of in the shade. Have plenty of little pieces of interior teak left to do but the platform looks really good for the first time since I've had the boat. Now to see how well it holds up.
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: June-19-2016 at 9:15pm |
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Mark,
It's great you gave it a try and the results look fantastic. 
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mark c
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Posted: June-19-2016 at 8:51pm |
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Ok, spent about another hour, hour and a half on it, and got it all cleaner up, and first coat of oil back on it.
Here it is all cleaned up, basically took two applications to get all of the black up out of the grain. of the wood. Just soaked a rag each part and rubbed it all over the wood, rinsed it out when it got full of gunk and started over. Only used the brass brush on places where it just wouldn't' come clean. The A part needs to be applied liberally, and it turns the wood a dark brown color as its cleaning, and then the B part returns it to its natural color. I still have a couple of spots on the vertical surfaces between the slats that could be a little cleaner, but that's on me not on the cleaner. Heed the directions and use gloves, the A part will remove your fingerprints from your skin if you don't.  Heres what the Total Boat Teak oil looks like in the can, you can see its not clear like other teak oils, its got some golden color mixed into it,  And heres the final product with one coat of oil on it. Its still drawing the oil in so I will add more but it looks the best it ever has since I've owned it.  |
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Posted: June-16-2016 at 5:29pm |
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wow that looks really good
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mark c
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Posted: June-16-2016 at 5:18pm |
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This is what I started with and the stuff to be used.
 This is what it looks like after one quick application of parts A and B and it dries out. Only put it directly on the area from the center of the space between slats to the outside edge of the platform the rest.  The slats against the hull are most like what the platform looked like when I uncovered it before I cleaned up any of it..Left side is cleaner with the Total Boat Teak cleaner. Still need to work on the vertical areas between the boards.  This is the Interior step board as I pulled it out of the garage. Hasn't been touched in 5 plus years with any kind of cleaner or oil. .  This is the last 18" of it cleaned and dry 5 minutes of work.. 
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mark c
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Posted: June-16-2016 at 4:12pm |
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I took ,my Youngest to orientation day at Umass Dartmouth this morning and Jamestown is about 8 miles off of the highway on the way home from there so I stopped by and picked up some of this Total Boat 2 part Teak cleaner.and some matching Teak oil. The counter guy says the total boat teak oil produces a better golden color than the other brands they carry.
I've had great issues getting my platform clean over the years, could never get all the black out of the joints between boards, and out of the grain of the wood no matter what I used.. When I pulled the boat out from under its cover this year the platform was really black, and some general type wood cleaner and a plastic scrub brush cleaned up some of it, but, nowhere near good enough to start re oiling So far I've applied it to about 1/4 of the swim platform as a test and the stuff is like magic compared to others I've used like Starbrite. Does seem to lift the grain a bit though, although that could be the brass brush I am using too. Also did a an end of one of my side step pieces (87 BFN) that have not been touched in the 4 years I have had the boat, and who knows how long before that to see what it would do to completely untouched teak.. That piece was pure silver color and very dry when I started. I have pictures of the work in progress. Haven't spent all that much time on both pieces, maybe 10 minutes total. The part A stuff does the majority of the cleaning and produces a nice golden color, the part B neutralizes the part a but it also lightens up the wood.. Wood comes out like freshly milled wood if you get all the dirt out of the grain.. Total cost, cleaner and oil was $39. Might be enough cleaner to do all the teak on the boat twice, we shall see. |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: June-16-2016 at 12:29am |
Yup, I completely missed that it was out of my email even when I checked it! Thanks, it has been corrected. |
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scootdogydog
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Posted: June-15-2016 at 3:37pm |
Pete, this looks like a link from your e-mail (with a redirect). click the link and post the direct link. |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: June-15-2016 at 3:35pm |
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The link works from my end!!
Gary, Maybe you need a new set of points in that computer or I phone? 
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Gary S
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Posted: June-15-2016 at 12:34pm |
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Backyard hack check your links and try the F12 key.
  I'd try it but I only do my teak when I change my impeller and points.
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Russman
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Posted: June-15-2016 at 12:09pm |
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Access Denied!
Must be a real secret! |
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: June-15-2016 at 11:51am |
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Someone should try this 2 part cleaner from Jametown
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