Chris writes:

I am looking for the best treatment for teak trim on a plastic boat.

Go to paint store for a can of boiled linseed oil. Rub in 2 coats.

Or go to the boat store and pay 10X the price for the same thing diluted
with mineral spirits.

Richard J Kinch wrote:
Chris writes:


I am looking for the best treatment for teak trim on a plastic boat.


Go to paint store for a can of boiled linseed oil. Rub in 2 coats.

Or go to the boat store and pay 10X the price for the same thing diluted
with mineral spirits.


Somebody once recommended I use boiled linseed oil on my beautiful new
Cape Cod style house shingles.
Within a couple of years they were filthy black.
I had to uise a solid stain to cover over.

Don White writes:

Within a couple of years they were filthy black.

Not from the oil.

I know lineseed oil, I use it for interior wood. It will not build
up a layer on the surface of the wood like varnish does, but
soak into the wood surface.
It won't chip or peel, but is this enough for teak in sun and
weather?

Chris writes:

It won't chip or peel, but is this enough for teak in sun and
weather?

Depends on the meaning of "enough".

The "teak oil" at the chandler's is just 1 part linseed oil to 4 parts
mineral spirits, in a fancy package. Why not apply it full strength?

Richard J Kinch wrote:
Chris writes:


It won't chip or peel, but is this enough for teak in sun and
weather?


Depends on the meaning of "enough".

The "teak oil" at the chandler's is just 1 part linseed oil to 4 parts
mineral spirits, in a fancy package. Why not apply it full strength?

Do you think 'thinning' or 'cutting' it with mineral spirits helps it
penetrate the wood?

Don White writes:

Do you think 'thinning' or 'cutting' it with mineral spirits helps it
penetrate the wood?

No. It helps it penetrate your wallet.

Chris wrote:
I know lineseed oil, I use it for interior wood. It will not build
up a layer on the surface of the wood like varnish does, but
soak into the wood surface.
It won't chip or peel, but is this enough for teak in sun and
weather?

Teak being used for what? If you have a teak deck, you want it to
weather (or at least I do) so that it develops those nice, rough
anti-slip ridges. No oil, no anything.

OTOH, if it is just a pretty-pretty, and you like the look of oiled
wood, go for it. If you like shiny, use varnish. Either will have to
be reapplied at intervals depending on weather/exposure conditions.


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dadiOH writes:

Teak being used for what?

You forgot, "being used for impressing your lubber friends". Unlike you
and me, they don't properly appreciate the weathered surface. Ya gotta oil
it for them.