teak swim deck needs repair!!

[brian635]

hey guys, i just tried refinishing my swim deck with the starbright cleaner, brightener and oil. i did it how the directions said, but i am not happy with it. does anyone know what else to do...can i sand it down or is that not recomended?

[Proud2BeCC]

RE: teak swim deck needs repair!!

brian635

The process steps that I used were as follows: 1) High pressure wash, 2) Let dry, 3) Sand it, 4) Starbright brightener, and 5) Teak Oil (approx. five coats)

I'm happy with the results

[dsums]

swim grid

I have owned a 1987 Ski Supreme for 15 yrs now and they have a lot of teak trim as well as the grid. I have just upgraded to a 2001 196, beautiful boat. Looking forward to next summer but it's going to be a long wait. I have always had good luck with the Starbrite products for cleaning and brightening but even 4 or 5 coats of oil on the grid need to be touched up a lot over the summer.
Full refinish every off season.
My cousin has a 2001 PS 190 he uses in a fairly hard water lake. He uses a BEHR product called Tung oil. Lasts pretty much all summer. It's available at Home Depot up here, probably will find it there. Hope this helps.

[SquamInboards]

RE: teak swim deck needs repair!!

Not sure what the Starbright instructions say but like Proud2BeCC mentioned, sanding is key to a new finished look when the projects done. I just re-finished my '98 NSS platform and I think it looks great. If I remember correctly I sanded, applied oil and waited 30 minutes, aplied oil again and after 15 minutes wiped down firmly with a clean rag. Keep in mind that teak can be annoying and is succeptable to quickly losing its color and shine when exposed to UV so unless you keep your boat garaged or covered be prepared to go through this process frequently if a consistent shine is desired.

[wake_fun]

RE: teak swim deck needs repair!!

Read my posts here:
http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/m...921/79854.html

[Nates78Ski]

RE: teak swim deck needs repair!!

On my '78 I've used...

1.) Cleaner, While cleaner is still on scrub with Steel Wool. Rinse.
2.) Brightener. Rinse.
3.) Oil.

Looks great for a platform that's nearly 30 years old, **** looks great for a platform that would be 5 years old...

Nate

[brian635]

thanks guys...looks great!!

[Cascade]

For you guys that are sanding your decks, what grit of sandpaper are you using?

Cascade

[brian635]

i started with 100 grit, then finished it with 150

[G-man]

This is a link written by an old friend of mine for MC owners group

http://207.170.215.108/eMarketing/Ca...amp;ConId=5919

I started with 150 grit and finshed with 1000 grit

It is important to use the Starbrite Oil in the white bottle. It has better sealing abilities and cost less

[G-man]

Photo of previous platform using Herolds method of care

[Cascade]

What a great step by step description of sanding and sealing! Hope my deck turns out as good as G-man's does. Thanks for the link and for the tips.

Cascade-

[G-man]

Thanks its a good winter project

[unclejessie]

I also sand my deck, but I think sanding it has made it very,slick when wet. People whos decks I see that don't look as nice out of the water are not slippery when in the water. I think it has to do with the fibers in the wood. When I look at mine, the fibers or grain of the wood in very close or tight, I would use the phrase "closed cell". Other decks that are not sanded have a more "open cell" look and feel to them. I think sanding has sanded down the openings, or texture of the wood and has created a very slippery surface. After seeing a few people almost hurt themselves slipping on it, I have stuck peices of boat traction on the deck. Amazingliy the boat traction stuck to the teak deck and lasted all summer.

Just my 2 cents.

UJ

[backfoot100]

I've used probably a dozen different oils on my '86 American Skier for the last 13 years. The one I've found that works better than any other is a product from www.marinestore.com called Teakgard. It isn't slippery when its wet and once you go through the initial cleaning/brightening refinishing process, the only thing you need to do to keep it up is to add a couple more coats Teakgard once a year. I put the intial coats on five years ago and haven't refinshed it yet. It still looks awesome.