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Teak Swim Platform clean and restain

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I am buying a used ski boat with a Teak swim platform that will need to be redone.  Will this be a oxalic/EFC 38 and Citralic type thing with some type of teak oil stain afterwards or is there a better system to use?  The platform is removable from the boat if that matters.  Thanks

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It's bare wood, maybe some old, old teak oil but that's it.  It's pretty weathered but the wood is in good shape.  I'm planning to use restore-a-deck as the sealer store has free shipping on it.  I've used efc-38/citralic in the past.  Will I notice a difference?  Do you expect I'll be happy with the restore-a-deck?  Thanks, Greg

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Absolutely.....not.

That product will only hold up well if you can coat all 6 sides of the board to limit dynamic changes in the wood and even then if it
is going to be subject to salt water...disaster.

Most often, a teak oil is the best option to keep the wood moisturized in the interim but will need to be done up to 2x a year to
maintain the look.
If the boat is covered when not in use and the craft is only for occasional use, just give the decking a light sanding to keep it from
getting rough from drying out and leave it bare.

But by no means would I ever recommend restore-a-deck or any similar product on a hardwood like teak.

Rod

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@Beth n Rod  Are you talking about the cleaner/brightener restore-a-deck, similar to efc-38/citralic?  That's what I was referring to, not any kind of stain/polyurethane etc.  I just thought I would clean it and brighten it before I used the teak oil.  If this isn't necessary I will just sand then oil.  Thanks again

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gt2003,
Thank you for that clarification.
yes, clean with a sodium hydroxide based cleaner and neutralize with an acid.
I mistakenly leaped to the conclusion of the deck coating product of same name.

Rod

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