Washing Soda works surprising well - once I discovered that I never
used another product on unfinished teak. A little light scrubbing
(and I really mean just a little) and the teak turns golden brown.

Of course, then I saw the light and bought a boat with no exterior wood!


Roger Long wrote:
Question for you:

Was your teak blackened from regular teak oil and did the Teka turn it
back to teak color?

I made the mistake of trying teak oil this year thinking it wouldn't
blacken as much as it did in this climate and short season. Never
again. Also, every little drip on the non-skid that you don't see
later turn black and almost unremovable. Even wiping down with mineral
spirits vigorously immediately upon spilling doesn't prevent a black
spot a couple weeks later.

My old teak has been scraped and cleaned so many time that I hate to
take off another 1/32 of an inch.

I haven't decided what to do next spring. There seem to be as many
opinions as decks.