This blog is about making and keeping your Teak Wood looking great.
Is this a “Self Serving” blog?
Yes it is like every other blog, website, or billboard that is fit to read.
Is it one big advertisement?
No! Absolutely not. If you think you can successfully finish teak wood without good products and tools, you are sadly mistaken or it has been far too long since you were actually productive or successful.
Why do I care about you successfully finishing and protecting your teak wood?
Because I make products that do a really good job of cleaning, finishing and protecting teak without damaging the wood, you or the environment in the process.
- Damaging the wood?
Yes! Most two part cleaners damage the wood as does bleach. Sanding off sun dried and cracked sealer finishes, in preparation to apply even more sealer finish, damages the wood by sanding it away. I do not condone or recommend these actions. - Damaging You?
Yes! Two part cleaners use sodium hydroxide (oven cleaner) as the Part A of the 2 part cleaner. Sodium Hydroxide can and will burn your skin severely and it does the same thing to your teak. Further, you can not wash or neutralize it all! This means that it keeps on working on your wood (be it slowly) for a long time after your cleaning effort has ended. This extended process weakens the micro fibers that hold the main fibers of the wood together resulting in pealing of the weakened woods surface material and any finish that may be adhered or bonded to the surface. All TeakGuard products are very people friendly and water based. - Damaging the environment?
Yes, most over the counter teak cleaners can severely damage the environment. Most finishes use dangerous VOC and other solvents. Some of these solvents are even carcinogenic and most are flammable. All TeakGuard products are very environmentally friendly and water based.
Yes! We talk about procedures related to the care and feed of teak wood.
Yes! We talk about what products and procedures that work and what don’t work and why.
Yes! We accept comments that add value or raise relevant questions.
Please don’t think that the investment you have made in your teak furniture or boat was an unfortunate mistake. Even with minimal maintenance your teak will last for ever. It may not look great, but it will last a very long time. Our goal is to help you make your teak wood look great for that long time!
Martin, site admin
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Teak is an extremely durable hardwood. It requires little care and no preservatives or treatment of any kind to protect it from the elements. Natural teak will gradually weather to a handsome silver gray color if left outdoors. If your teak wood products or furniture is to be used indoors, and away from a lot of natural sunlight, over a period of time -perhaps six months to a year – the wood will gradually become a darker shade of brown.
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Teak is an extremely durable hardwood. You betcha, that is why it was used for hundreds of years for ship hulls and decking. It didn’t need to be finished because there were no finishes that would hold up in the outside environment where ship hulls and decks live. It really worked well as decking because the unprotected teak wood developed deep checking which allowed the water on the deck to be channeled out from under sailors feet and shoes so that they didn’t hydroplane on the water and fall overboard. It also had to be swabbed almost daily to keep mold from growing on the unprotected wood.
Now there is now a wide variety of oils, waxes, sealers and finishes to keep teak wood from checking, turning black with mold and turning dirty gray. Unfortunately, the oils actually promote mold growth, the waxes need to be reapplied very often after first being removed. Sealers and most finishes peel off and blister and the remains need to be sanded off to restore the finish with more sealer finishes.
There is on alternative and even it needs to be reapplied yearly to maintain it integrity and beauty. It’s called TeakGuard. Try it. I thing you will like it.
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