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TEKA Teak Cleaner - What is in it?
Or, you could just get some Arm and Hammer Washing Soda. Scrub a bit
and rinse. They say to avoid too much contact with fiberglass, aluminum or paint and other finishes, though I've never had a problem. Teak comes up clean and fresh. Rich Hampel wrote: In most teak cleaners Part A is usually a caustic such as TSP (TriSodiumPhosphate) Part B is usually oxalic acid You can buy these in a hardware or paint store at a FRACTION of the cost from a 'boat store'. Most caustics will dissolve the oil from you skin. Oxalic will rapidly absorb through your skin, then accumulate and do great cumulative harm to you kidneys ... so wear gloves when working with part B Part A will dissolve the UV destroyed (grey) surface layer of wood cells but leave the 'fresh' cells intact. Part B neutralizes part A .... and the excess part B bleaches the teak. In article .com, Chris wrote: Does anybody know the ingredients of TEKA A and B? I am wondering a bucket of what I should have ready to quickly rinse off / flush away spills of TEKA A when cleaning trim. (Soapy water? Vinegar solution? Sth. else?), and also what protection is appropriate. (Rubber gloves?) Thanks! |
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