Teak Swim Deck
Printed From: CorrectCraftFan.com
Category: Repairs and Maintenance
Forum Name: Boat Maintenance
Forum Discription: Discuss maintenance of your Correct Craft
URL: http://www.CorrectCraftFan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36796
Printed Date: November-17-2024 at 2:38am
Topic: Teak Swim Deck
Posted By: Jonny Quest
Subject: Teak Swim Deck
Date Posted: July-19-2015 at 10:18pm
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My '94 S-N-O-B has a teak swim deck. The maintenance product I've been using is Meguiar's Gold Teak Oil to the deck. After applying the Gold Teak Oil, the swim deck looks great. Out on the water, the swim deck is a little slick for a few minutes with the Gold Teak Oil residue. When I pull the boat out of the water and the swim deck dries, the teak looks like the Gold Teak Oil has never been applied. The deck goes from looking great to looking like an old, weathered, untreated deck. So, I find myself applying the Gold Teak oil after every trip to the lake. Is this normal? If not, what am I doing wrong? Any other products that last longer? JQ ------------- Current 2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited Previous 2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow 1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow Aqua skiing, ergo sum |
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Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: July-19-2015 at 10:28pm
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Pffft, Tell me about it...... I think light Olde English works just as good and costs less. ------------- Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
Posted By: IAughtNaut
Date Posted: July-19-2015 at 11:55pm
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JQ, check http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27356&title=ccf-faq" rel="nofollow - this thread out. If you go down to the 2nd or 3rd post there are some great threads all about how to take care of your wood. Should have everything you need. ------------- bring the ruckus http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5347" rel="nofollow - 2000 Pro Air |
Posted By: OldSchoolBlue84
Date Posted: July-20-2015 at 1:12am
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I use to use starbrite which I had to keep reapplying. I went with WATCO® Teak Oil Finish and could not be any happier. Looks great on and off the water. I applied at the beginning of the season and did a very light coat before GL. You could pick it up at mostly any local hardware store for about $10. ------------- Kostas http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6700&sort=&pagenum=1" rel="nofollow - 1984 Ski Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: Jonny Quest
Date Posted: July-20-2015 at 2:44am
Don't know how I missed that thread on my "search". That made for some interesting reading. Ask 10 different people and get 12 different answers... JQ ------------- Current 2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited Previous 2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow 1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow Aqua skiing, ergo sum |
IAughtNaut wrote:Posted By: scottsims1
Date Posted: August-02-2015 at 9:30pm
| Watco is awesome and fairly cheap. I pressure spray my 06 then use a disposable paint brush with watco. Yearly job but best I have found. |
Posted By: 91NaughtyQ
Date Posted: August-21-2015 at 5:26pm
 My platform after using the pressure washing / WATCO method described above. I wish I would have taken a before pic. It was grey at best. Thanks for the tip. |
Posted By: scottsims1
Date Posted: August-21-2015 at 5:28pm
Looks like new! East, right? Local guy wanted 100$ to do the same thing. 
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Posted By: 91NaughtyQ
Date Posted: August-21-2015 at 6:14pm
I would do every one I could find for $100 each. It was SO EASY. Just a few minutes of pressure washing and two coats of oil. Waiting the 30 min between coats took longer than anything. |
Posted By: Jonny Quest
Date Posted: August-21-2015 at 10:45pm
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How much pressure? Nozzle? I'm always careful with wood, as the pressure washer can do damage. JQ ------------- Current 2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited Previous 2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow 1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow Aqua skiing, ergo sum |
Posted By: a0128
Date Posted: August-21-2015 at 11:41pm
Too much water pressure and you can end up raising the grain in the wood and having a mess on your hands. ------------- If money can't buy happiness, explain beer and boats. |
Posted By: 91NaughtyQ
Date Posted: August-22-2015 at 12:53am
I used the WHITE end on my unit which is for washing cars. It removed the weathering, but did not rough up the wood in any way. Probably a bit under pressured, but like you don't want to damage it. |
Posted By: Jonny Quest
Date Posted: September-18-2015 at 5:58pm
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The teak care product I had been using is Meguiar's Gold Teak Oil on the swim deck. Based on OldSchool's recommendation, I bought a quart of the WATCO teak oil. The results I'm getting from WATCO are much better. Usually, I've had good luck with products from Meguiar's but their Gold Teak is off my shopping list. As a bonus, the WATCO is less expensive too... JQ ------------- Current 2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited Previous 2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow 1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow Aqua skiing, ergo sum |