If you've got teak, read this...

[Levi900RR]

To recap:

When I got my boat, my platform was toast. I sanded, washed with Teak cleaner and sealed with Starbrite teak sealer:

So, after sitting on the lift in the sun all year and boards sliding around on it a ton it looked like this:

and after blowing it off with my air hose and applying 1 coat of teak sealer it looked like this:

Looks like after the first service I'll have to spend about 15 mins a year maintaining my teak. Not bad

If you have a teak platform I'd highly recommend this teak sealer. Apply it once, MAYBE twice a year instead of oiling twice a week.

[dtm8119]

Great work Levi! I'll have to switch up my materials for next year.

[Levi900RR]

I can't take all the credit, MartinArcher turned me on to this stuff.

[CrystalSurf]

How many coats of Starbrite Teak Sealer did you apply at the beginning of the year? Is it slippery at all?

My neighbour put a sealer on his platform. It looks great, but its ridiculously slippery. My boat stays in the sun all summer. I use Amazon's Golden Teak Oil. It looks nice for a month, but then turns grey. I don't mind it because its not slippery at all.

[Levi900RR]

Mine is not slippery, I put two coats on this spring...

[CrystalSurf]

Thanks. It looks good!

[Levi900RR]

Thanks. It looks good!

Thanks man, I spent 5 years oiling the teak on my Skier. Not sure why it took me so long to see the light.

[longbeard]

What grit sandpaper did you use?

[Levi900RR]

60 grit

[jcon44]

I bought one of the swim platform covers off ebay last year. my platform is fiberglass but sees allot of sun so i wanted it covered. for $80 bucks this might save you guys some work each year.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CUSTOM-Boat-Swim-Platform-Cover-For-Ski-Boat-Mastercraft-Malibu-Sanger-More-/370917441173?pt=Boat_Parts_Accessories_Gear&hash=item565c66fe95&vxp=mtr

[martinarcher]

I can't take all the credit, MartinArcher turned me on to this stuff.

Right on man. Those pics are cool. If you didn't tell me I would think it was my deck because that's exactly my routine every year. Once good resto and then a quick coat every year and it's like new again. Gotta love it.

[bretski75]

I'm sold.

if its one of these. Light ot Dark??

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dbaby-products&field-keywords=Starbrite%20teak%20sealer

[Levi900RR]

I'm sold.

if its one of these. Light ot Dark??

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dbaby-products&field-keywords=Starbrite%20teak%20sealer

"classic teak"

[WakingMeHappy]

Get a teak cover from Cory at Evolution Covers and it will last even longer.

[ebelizard]

Looks great! I'll definitely be taking your advice on my 'bu.

[ebelizard]

Ordered. I hope you're right!

[Levi900RR]

You'll love it man, this was my first year with it and I'll never look back.

[longbeard]

Got my teak sealer on the way. Got mine sanded down and ready to put a coat on it as soon as it arrives. Hope it turns out as well as yours.

[Nitrousbird]

I also use the teak sealer. My boat is garaged and I still have to apply it twice a year. Far better than oil, where I'd just leave an oil slick on the water and need to reapply every couple of weeks.

My complaints are that it doesn't last all year and is a bit more orange than I'd like.

I only use one coat, as it starts looking like you painted the teak instead of an oiled/sealed teak if you use multiple coats. My teak is not the least bit slippery.

[longbeard]

I was concerned about it looking too orange. I don't think the wife will like it if it begins to look oompa loompa orange.

[longbeard]

Just finished it up tonight, sanded and applied teak sealer. Really proud of the way it turned out. If it holds up, I am a fan of this stuff.

[Levi900RR]

Did you use teak cleaner before sealing?

[longbeard]

I didn't. I sanded and then blew the majority of the dust off with air compressor, then wiped down with a wet rag to get the remaining. Let it dry then applied the teak sealer. I checked on it again this morning before I left for work and everything still looks great. Hopefully I didn't screw up by not using cleaner.

[Levi900RR]

Honestly I'm not sure, I'm always amazed by how much crap comes out of teak when the proper cleaner is applied. Hopefully sealing whatever was left in there wont hurt anything. Either way, worst case you could re-do the process.

Post some pics, I could really use some fresh teak pic's to get me through this non-spring in VT.

[longbeard]

Image is a little grainy but you get the idea.