Please pardon my ignorance, but what is washing soda ?

Thank you,
Courtney


Jeff wrote:
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.

Courtney Thomas wrote:
Please pardon my ignorance, but what is washing soda ?

Like baking soda, but twice the power.

Its sort of like baking soda but is much stronger and has a high pH.
You should wear gloves, make sure it doesn't sit for too long, that
is, rinse pretty quickly. The instructions say not to use on
fiberglass or aluminum, but I never saw a problem. Old teak turns
golden with just a light scrub, and them you hose it off.

http://www.thelaundrybasket.com/Our_...d.htmlCourtney
Thomas wrote:
Please pardon my ignorance, but what is washing soda ?

Thank you,
Courtney


Jeff wrote:
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!

You can also buy soda ash from a pool supply store, used to increase
the ph of pool water.
Both are sodium carbonate. Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate.
Mike Z


Jeff wrote:
Its sort of like baking soda but is much stronger and has a high pH.
You should wear gloves, make sure it doesn't sit for too long, that
is, rinse pretty quickly. The instructions say not to use on
fiberglass or aluminum, but I never saw a problem. Old teak turns
golden with just a light scrub, and them you hose it off.

http://www.thelaundrybasket.com/Our_...d.htmlCourtney
Thomas wrote:
Please pardon my ignorance, but what is washing soda ?

Thank you,
Courtney


Jeff wrote:
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!