Cleaning teak decks.
 

Had blowboater on the GB over the weekend. He commented that he uses a
dishwashing powder detergent called "Electsol" to clean the teak decks on
his 37' sailboat. The deck on our GB has darkened considerably despite
regular washings with regular boat soap, so I decided to try the Electsol,
per his instructions.

I saturated the deck with fresh water, sprinkled a very small amount of the
Electsol powder on it and then scrubbed away with a coarse boat brush. When
I rinsed it, I couldn't believe the amount of black "mud" that was washing
away.

The next morning, after the deck had dried, the teak looked brand new and
several shades lighter, other than a few darker places that I had missed
with the brush. Don't know if it's bad for the deck or not, but it works
better than anything else I've used other than a pressure washer (which I
use only on teak furniture .... never on a boat deck). According to the
sailboater, Electsol and other types of dishwashing detergent have a very
small amount of bleach in it ... not enough to damage the wood.... which
apparently makes a big difference.

Eisboch

Cleaning teak decks.
 

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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Had blowboater on the GB over the weekend. He commented that he uses a
dishwashing powder detergent called "Electsol" to clean the teak decks on
his 37' sailboat. The deck on our GB has darkened considerably despite
regular washings with regular boat soap, so I decided to try the Electsol,
per his instructions.

I saturated the deck with fresh water, sprinkled a very small amount of
the Electsol powder on it and then scrubbed away with a coarse boat brush.
When I rinsed it, I couldn't believe the amount of black "mud" that was
washing away.

The next morning, after the deck had dried, the teak looked brand new and
several shades lighter, other than a few darker places that I had missed
with the brush. Don't know if it's bad for the deck or not, but it works
better than anything else I've used other than a pressure washer (which I
use only on teak furniture .... never on a boat deck). According to the
sailboater, Electsol and other types of dishwashing detergent have a very
small amount of bleach in it ... not enough to damage the wood.... which
apparently makes a big difference.

Eisboch


Plus, you can get Electrosol with a pleasant, lemony scent. What every
boater wishes for, ya know?

Cleaning teak decks.
 

Eisboch wrote:
Had blowboater on the GB over the weekend. He commented that he uses a
dishwashing powder detergent called "Electsol" to clean the teak decks on
his 37' sailboat. The deck on our GB has darkened considerably despite
regular washings with regular boat soap, so I decided to try the Electsol,
per his instructions.

I saturated the deck with fresh water, sprinkled a very small amount of the
Electsol powder on it and then scrubbed away with a coarse boat brush. When
I rinsed it, I couldn't believe the amount of black "mud" that was washing
away.

The next morning, after the deck had dried, the teak looked brand new and
several shades lighter, other than a few darker places that I had missed
with the brush. Don't know if it's bad for the deck or not, but it works
better than anything else I've used other than a pressure washer (which I
use only on teak furniture .... never on a boat deck). According to the
sailboater, Electsol and other types of dishwashing detergent have a very
small amount of bleach in it ... not enough to damage the wood.... which
apparently makes a big difference.

Eisboch



Did you oil the teak after the wash? I had teak about five boats ago in
a freshwater lake up north and oiled it twice a year. After a thorough
cleaning like that it might be time.

Dan

Cleaning teak decks- Sudsy Amonia
 

Eisboch wrote:
Had blowboater on the GB over the weekend. He commented that he uses a
dishwashing powder detergent called "Electsol" to clean the teak decks on
his 37' sailboat. The deck on our GB has darkened considerably despite
regular washings with regular boat soap, so I decided to try the Electsol,
per his instructions.

I saturated the deck with fresh water, sprinkled a very small amount of the
Electsol powder on it and then scrubbed away with a coarse boat brush. When
I rinsed it, I couldn't believe the amount of black "mud" that was washing
away.

The next morning, after the deck had dried, the teak looked brand new and
several shades lighter, other than a few darker places that I had missed
with the brush. Don't know if it's bad for the deck or not, but it works
better than anything else I've used other than a pressure washer (which I
use only on teak furniture .... never on a boat deck). According to the
sailboater, Electsol and other types of dishwashing detergent have a very
small amount of bleach in it ... not enough to damage the wood.... which
apparently makes a big difference.

Eisboch


Sudsy amonia from the 99 cent store, with very little scrubbing. Works
better than anything I've ever tried.

I'll try the Electrasol.

Cleaning teak decks.
 

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

Had blowboater on the GB over the weekend. He commented that he uses a
dishwashing powder detergent called "Electsol" to clean the teak decks on
his 37' sailboat. The deck on our GB has darkened considerably despite
regular washings with regular boat soap, so I decided to try the Electsol,
per his instructions.

I saturated the deck with fresh water, sprinkled a very small amount of
the Electsol powder on it and then scrubbed away with a coarse boat brush.
When I rinsed it, I couldn't believe the amount of black "mud" that was
washing away.

The next morning, after the deck had dried, the teak looked brand new and
several shades lighter, other than a few darker places that I had missed
with the brush. Don't know if it's bad for the deck or not, but it works
better than anything else I've used other than a pressure washer (which I
use only on teak furniture .... never on a boat deck). According to the
sailboater, Electsol and other types of dishwashing detergent have a very
small amount of bleach in it ... not enough to damage the wood.... which
apparently makes a big difference.

Eisboch



Plus, you can get Electrosol with a pleasant, lemony scent. What every
boater wishes for, ya know?



I like the Coconut sent that my boat has after waxing it. Not sure lemon
would be the way to go :-)

Capt Jack R..

Cleaning teak decks.
 

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:30:42 -0400, Eisboch penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Had blowboater on the GB over the weekend. He commented that he uses a
dishwashing powder detergent called "Electsol" to clean the teak decks on
his 37' sailboat. The deck on our GB has darkened considerably despite
regular washings with regular boat soap, so I decided to try the Electsol,
per his instructions.

I saturated the deck with fresh water, sprinkled a very small amount of the
Electsol powder on it and then scrubbed away with a coarse boat brush. When
I rinsed it, I couldn't believe the amount of black "mud" that was washing
away.

The next morning, after the deck had dried, the teak looked brand new and
several shades lighter, other than a few darker places that I had missed
with the brush. Don't know if it's bad for the deck or not, but it works
better than anything else I've used other than a pressure washer (which I
use only on teak furniture .... never on a boat deck). According to the
sailboater, Electsol and other types of dishwashing detergent have a very
small amount of bleach in it ... not enough to damage the wood.... which
apparently makes a big difference.

Eisboch


I'll give it a try. Here's the scoop on Electrosol

http://tinyurl.com/2kyf2e

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Cleaning teak decks.
 

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:30:42 -0400, Eisboch penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Had blowboater on the GB over the weekend. He commented that he uses a
dishwashing powder detergent called "Electsol" to clean the teak decks on
his 37' sailboat. The deck on our GB has darkened considerably despite
regular washings with regular boat soap, so I decided to try the Electsol,
per his instructions.

I saturated the deck with fresh water, sprinkled a very small amount of
the
Electsol powder on it and then scrubbed away with a coarse boat brush.
When
I rinsed it, I couldn't believe the amount of black "mud" that was washing
away.

The next morning, after the deck had dried, the teak looked brand new and
several shades lighter, other than a few darker places that I had missed
with the brush. Don't know if it's bad for the deck or not, but it works
better than anything else I've used other than a pressure washer (which I
use only on teak furniture .... never on a boat deck). According to the
sailboater, Electsol and other types of dishwashing detergent have a very
small amount of bleach in it ... not enough to damage the wood.... which
apparently makes a big difference.

Eisboch


I'll give it a try. Here's the scoop on Electrosol

http://tinyurl.com/2kyf2e


Yikes. No way I'm eatin' that stuff.