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teak swimout -HELP
I RECENTLY OILED AND OILED OUR TEAK SWIMOUT PLATFORMS. NOW ALL BLOTCHY AND
WHITE. I WAS INFORMED THAT I SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY HAVE SPENT A LITTLE TIME PREPING. NOW THAT THEY'RE ALREADY OILED, CAN I STILL SAND THEM DOWN AND START OVER, OR DO I NEED TO PRETREAT THE WOOD WITH CLEANER BEFORE I CAN DO ANYTHING ELSE. THANKS |
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teak swimout -HELP
ves911 wrote: I RECENTLY OILED AND OILED OUR TEAK SWIMOUT PLATFORMS. NOW ALL BLOTCHY AND WHITE. I WAS INFORMED THAT I SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY HAVE SPENT A LITTLE TIME PREPING. NOW THAT THEY'RE ALREADY OILED, CAN I STILL SAND THEM DOWN AND START OVER, OR DO I NEED TO PRETREAT THE WOOD WITH CLEANER BEFORE I CAN DO ANYTHING ELSE. THANKS First you need to get rid of the oil-over dirt mess. That won't be the easiest thing you ever tried to do. Mix up a stong solution of "Tide With Bleach", get a plastic bristle scrub brush, and have after it. Don't scrub so hard you dig out the "pith" (soft wood between the lines of grain) from the teak. Try to avoid using a pressure washer on teak because it too will dig out the pith and leave a rough, grainy surface. Once you get the exterior dirt and gummy oil mess off, sand and the teak down to where it is clean and smooth, or at least smooth. You can apply some oaxaylic acid (wood bleach) to help clean and brighten the teak. Then, after the teak is clean and dry, apply some teak oil. |
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