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Topic: Refinishing Teak Swim Deck
Posted By: nabes
Subject: Refinishing Teak Swim Deck
Date Posted: May-23-2012 at 11:20am
Good Morning Everyone,

I would like to refinish the teak swim deck on my 1986 CC Ski Nautique. The main question I have is in regard to the finish that you use to protect the wood. Is there a better marine grade polyurethane out there that you suggest?

I plan to strip the old finish off, re-stain the wood, and then put several coats of finish on to seal the deck off from the water.

I tried to search for this and I'm sure it has been discussed before but I appreciate your assistance on this.

Thank you,
Nabes



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Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: May-23-2012 at 11:26am
You should not use stain or polyurethane on teak. You need to oil it with teak oil.

If there is any stain or poly on it now, you need to remove it. This may require sanding. If it only had oil on it previously, then you can skip right to the cleaning. A brass bristle brush and some teak cleaner, followed by a good rinse, will get the job done.

Once dry, move to oiling. It will take several coats to start looking good. Some people like to wet sand between coats of oil, to improve the look and make it last longer.

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Posted By: nabes
Date Posted: May-24-2012 at 11:11am
Thank you very much for the reply!



Posted By: TX Foilhead
Date Posted: May-24-2012 at 11:25am
Careful with the wetsanding, my neighbor does that and I slip off his platform often, but it does look good.


Posted By: ultrarunner
Date Posted: May-24-2012 at 1:07pm
Nabes, as has been quoted on here before, there are some real Teak finishing nazis on here, and they can do incredible work. Search the threads and you'll see all the steps they go through....and next winter I may get more involved in my teak platform, but for this year....

...my platform had not had any attention in the last 3 years or so...

I simply washed and scrubbed off the heavy mildew, then gave the platform a light sanding.

Then used a non-toxic powder teak-cleaner/brighter, which worked great....rinsed that all off after scrubbing it.

Let the platform dry in the sun thoroughly, then put on a coat of teak oil, let it soak in a bit, wiped off the excess, then let it dry in the sun.

Put the platform on the boat, done!

I know I'll need some additional oil on it during the season, but my platform slides right of and I can sit it on the dock for the re-oil mid-season.

Platform looks great.


Posted By: nabes
Date Posted: May-25-2012 at 4:14pm
I appreciate the help guys! I will be using the boat this weekend so I will be putting the deck back on as is. It is in good shape yet so once it dries next week we will clean up the existing deck and put some new oil on.

I'll be taking some pics along the way to keep track of the progress.

Nabes


Posted By: Polar Express
Date Posted: May-26-2012 at 12:02am
Um, yeah, I wish I had found the threads on this sooner. I got my SNOB last spring, and refinished the step with Daileys hard drying oil. Sure looks pretty, but wow, it's slicker than snot on a glass doorknob!! I'll be doing something different for the coming season..

PE

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Posted By: TX Foilhead
Date Posted: May-26-2012 at 12:58am
I got mine a little too slick last year so I'm going to make a few passes with 80 grit on block this year before I start the oil. Last year I smoothed it out with 120 on the orbital which was too slippery when oiled, but alright once the oil wore off.


Posted By: DrStevens
Date Posted: June-07-2012 at 11:27pm
If you are a skier, teak oil it and don't sand it much, leaves a natural traction and still looks nice. If you want to serve cocktails on it go ahead and sand it, after you had a drink or so it doesn't hurt as much when one slides off.


Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: June-08-2012 at 11:32am
When I sanded up to 800 grit, my platform was still not slippery.

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Posted By: Dadof8
Date Posted: April-28-2013 at 9:42pm
My platform has been sitting for years out of water, but is badly weathered. My goal is to save it. I mean badly weathered! I can't deside if I want to take out every screw and do each piece, or just keep it intact and treat as one piece. Any suggestions?

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Posted By: DrStevens
Date Posted: April-28-2013 at 10:06pm
Mine wasn't in great shape, I did not take it apart and was able to get it to look nice by following the suggestions from the CCfans. It's not hard, fairly surprising how the teak responds.


Posted By: OldSchoolBlue84
Date Posted: April-28-2013 at 11:43pm
Mine is in rough shape and I did the first step of the starbrite and it looks unreal. I would keep it intact and apply the 3 step process, do the larger size. Good luck!

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Posted By: LeftFieldEngineering
Date Posted: July-31-2014 at 12:47pm
Prior to my ownership the boat had been sitting outside uncovered for at least 3 years. On top of that somebody decided to polyurethane it years ago. I disassembled the entire platform, sanded each each piece with 60 > 80 >150 > 220 grit papers then brushed on a half a dozen coats of Watco Teak Oil (from Home Depot). I just started last weekend and I have to admit I'm pretty impressed with the results.









The other platform shown in the background was the original off my '79 Tique. Every board is either broken or riddled with holes. Seems someone tried to reinforce it by screwing on a couple pieces of 2x6 underneath. Since there isn't more then 6" of good wood anywhere I'm goign to take it apart and use it to cut new spacers to go on the refurbished platform. Saves me the time of sanding all 24 of those little buggers.


Posted By: LeftFieldEngineering
Date Posted: August-01-2014 at 7:09am
Few more pictures from last night. I got all the main pieces finished.







Posted By: Robb
Date Posted: August-01-2014 at 10:38am
Nice job! It looks great.

I lightly (key word) power washed mine a couple of years ago, followed by a light sanding and 3 coats of Watco and it still looks amazing.


Posted By: AAM196
Date Posted: August-06-2014 at 11:25am
Same here.. quick scrub with stiff brush and detergent let dry, then plam sander with 60 grit, three coats of watco.. Awesome.. probably shouldn't have sanded but I couldn't resist, best hour spent!

didn't get the before pic.. but you can imagine.. phone pic doesn't do justice.

Old school platforms with vents still way better design!



Posted By: baitkiller
Date Posted: August-06-2014 at 11:39am
Mine was to the point where I had to replace all the screws because the points were coming through. I am in salt water in SW Florida and we ride the heck out of this boat so whatever I do wont last long. I actually tuned up my block plane instead of a sander and in just a few light passes the deck was fresh-milled flat. Some Watco and it looked great for a couple months. The boat went in April and now in July the platform looks like ass again. Do it again next year I guess... maybe not.

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Posted By: Dadof8
Date Posted: August-10-2014 at 2:29am
Thanks to all for the tips...Teak has great properties for absorbing oil. I still might sand the deck simply because the weathering is sever. Now who here is the oil purist in the group. I was thinking Watco, but what has the best chance of deep absorption?

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Posted By: AAM196
Date Posted: August-10-2014 at 9:20am
Haha.. I just returned from morning ski and will reiterate what others have said. DON'T over sand! I only used 60 grit and it was still a bit slick!

Watco is fine three to four coats were needed in my case. I have also used Starbrite and Amazon. I am hoping the Watco will last longer than the others.

Well.. the good news I will be able to launch the little ones with the combos off the platform with minimal friction!


Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-10-2014 at 10:13am
I have used Watco for many years on many projects. It is a great product that I'm very pleased with.

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Posted By: AAM196
Date Posted: August-10-2014 at 2:01pm
Originally posted by AAM196 AAM196 wrote:

Haha.. I just returned from morning ski and will reiterate what others have said. DON'T over sand! I only used 60 grit and it was still a bit slick!


I take back what I said about it being too slick.. I was teaching kids hour ago standing on platform seemed good... better than prework. Though It needs another deep coat of Watco.


Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: August-10-2014 at 2:22pm
I don't sand. Those screw tips are just under the surface. Watco goes on easy and keeps looking good and does not leave any oily residue.

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Posted By: jterr
Date Posted: April-11-2019 at 2:33pm
Is there a difference between Watco and Teak Oil?


Posted By: Mpost
Date Posted: April-11-2019 at 2:44pm
Originally posted by jterr jterr wrote:

Is there a difference between Watco and Teak Oil?

I purchase the Watco brand of teak oil. Up here in MN. Menards carries it for a reasonable price.

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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: April-11-2019 at 4:30pm
Originally posted by jterr jterr wrote:

Is there a difference between Watco and Teak Oil?

Watco brand and what's the other brand?

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Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: April-11-2019 at 5:35pm
Originally posted by 8122pbrainard 8122pbrainard wrote:

Originally posted by jterr jterr wrote:

Is there a difference between Watco and Teak Oil?

Watco brand and what's the other brand?

I think he means Starvrite Teak Oil vs Watco. I have marginally better results with Starbrite. Watco is more reasonable on the wallet but is rather hard to find in stock here.

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Posted By: 91NaughtyQ
Date Posted: July-10-2019 at 5:46pm


Light pressure washing and WATCO - Comes out of the water looking exactly the same.

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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-10-2019 at 5:54pm


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Posted By: flyweed
Date Posted: July-10-2019 at 8:34pm
looks good. Now just reapply a coat of the Watco teak oil each spring, and you are good to go. Thats what I do.


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Posted By: 91NaughtyQ
Date Posted: July-12-2019 at 3:35pm
Same here.

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Posted By: jterr
Date Posted: May-04-2020 at 2:15pm
PO(Moron) looks to have painted mine with shellac; been sanding most of morning. Off to Lowes for more sandpaper


Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: May-04-2020 at 2:20pm
Originally posted by jterr jterr wrote:

PO(Moron) looks to have painted mine with shellac; been sanding most of morning. Off to Lowes for more sandpaper

John,
Why do you think it's shellac? If shellac, then denatured alcohol will dissolve it.

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Posted By: jterr
Date Posted: May-04-2020 at 2:25pm
Thanks Pete,
I will get some of that and try. The reason it is something other that Teak Oil is on the bottom it is really thinks along the edges as if it was put on think and ran over sides, kinda like when I put resin on wood. If that makes sense.


Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: May-04-2020 at 2:59pm
John,
If the coating is thick, ran over the edges and formed thick areas then it's not shellac. More likely a oil based varnish or polyurethane.

BTW, many of us old guys go back 70 or 80 years and have the tendency to call any coating on wood "shellac"

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Posted By: jterr
Date Posted: May-04-2020 at 11:48pm
Here 's Pics-
When I g0t boat

Today after some sanding


Pretty rough shape


Posted By: jterr
Date Posted: May-05-2020 at 3:08pm
Well I started putting Teak oil on bottom and it soaked up my whole can. Just checked Lowes and it seems they now only have minwax teak oil, should it be ok to mix??


Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: May-05-2020 at 3:24pm
John,
Yes, Minwax and Watco are compatible.

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Posted By: jterr
Date Posted: May-06-2020 at 4:30pm
Finished and drying


Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: May-06-2020 at 4:35pm
Looks good!

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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: May-06-2020 at 4:48pm
John,
Big difference!

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