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Holly grail for new teak!

9129 Views 57 Replies 15 Participants Last post by  wakesurfboy
Hello,

I Red lots of stuff (most of it scared me) in this forum about how to protect teak on boat. Mine is brand new so I want to have a PERFECT start and maintain it after. When you have a bad start on painting, difficult time after to come. Environmental stuff, very bad experience. Just scrap a Terra Cotta floor because the vendor changes my urethane for water based varnish that peel when a drop of water comes...

Oil: React with the caulking and the floor will turn gray?
Varnish: Peel after time?
Epoxy: UV Annihilation after time?
Cetol: Turn dark?

Varnish on epoxy is the holly grail? I like wet look but I hated gray or dark wook so oil is probably not a solution for me.

Remember my floor is brand new so it's not a refurbishing solution that I need but a first time, last time solution...
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Just let it gray. The whole reason for the teak is as antiskid. If you coat it in plastic, it is pointless! If you want it to remain looking brown, just put on the occasional coat of teak oil. Gray is distinguished and classy on a well maintained boat.
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