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I have owned my first sailboat for 2 months now. I have read quite a bit on here and decided to go with a starbright teak cleaner/brightner then to the light teak oil/sealent. Looks great. Problem though. The cleaner/brightner got onto the freeboard which is a soft yellow and has discolored it. I may have taken off the wax coating as opposed to softened the paint but why would this happen for a specifically designed cleaner.
The cleaner also took off a bunch of dried black teak toe rail to hull sealant. I bought some 3M black 5200 and scraped clean a section to test it out and I made a mess with it and it seems impossible to make it look neat cuz it just goos wherever it wants and does not seem to want to get into cracks. There has to be a better way to do this. The cleaner/brightner also apparently softens 5200 so I am looking for something better/more easiliy applied sealent to get splits in the teak and soft/dried out seals replaced.
Advice please! Not just products but what is the best way to apply it! Why would be freeboard discolor?
The cleaner also took off a bunch of dried black teak toe rail to hull sealant. I bought some 3M black 5200 and scraped clean a section to test it out and I made a mess with it and it seems impossible to make it look neat cuz it just goos wherever it wants and does not seem to want to get into cracks. There has to be a better way to do this. The cleaner/brightner also apparently softens 5200 so I am looking for something better/more easiliy applied sealent to get splits in the teak and soft/dried out seals replaced.
Advice please! Not just products but what is the best way to apply it! Why would be freeboard discolor?