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Well I sure don't want to have to retreat it frequently. I have been
sanding, on and off, for 8 days, and I am tired of it. I looked into
the many options everyone mentioned and also found some others: Cetol
light, Teaqua oil, and TeakCare. The manufacturer says Cetol light has
the durability without the color of cetol. They say two coats of cetol
light and a coat of cetol finish stuff is supposed to be good and
without orange color....


Remove the swim platform and forget about it.

Seriously .... if you don't care if it is not natural looking and don't care
if it is slippery ... Cetol it.

But ... one other issue that has not been discussed. Naturally oily woods
like teak wear well in wet environments and are not prone to rot when left
in their natural state and exposed to air where it can breathe. Look around
where you go boating at some of the older boats with teak swim platforms.
Betcha you will find that the ones that are rotting had been sealed with
varnish or Cetol at some point.

Eisboch