What do you Recommend for Beautifying a Teak Swimstep?

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KM7

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My 1992 Four Winns Horizon 200 has a nice Teak swimstep. It does require regular maintenance to have it looking its best. I have used Teak Oil and occasionally Teak cleaner and then Teak oil.

I did not use the Teak oil this time, so I do not have a picture. I did not use any varnish this time.

After the Teak Sealer, it looks good but could be better. I'd like it shinier.

What do you recommend?

BTW why is there no forum dedicated to the brightwork, the woodwork, preparation, sealing, varnishes, Teak oils etc?
 

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KM7 said:
BTW why is there no forum dedicated to the brightwork, the woodwork, preparation, sealing, varnishes, Teak oils etc?
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Teak went out of vogue back around the turn of the century.

Too much work to maintain coupled with conservation concerns pretty much sealed its fate.

Replaced by starboard (HDPE) for the most part that requires little to no maintenance at all.
 
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For my teak, I disassembled and ran parts through a planer and/or hand sanded to remove the heavily oxidized layer of wood - didn't have to go very deep. Now I just oil twice a year with Watco Teak Oil, then during winter storage, remove the swim platform from the boat and store it in the engine bay to keep it out of the elements.

Some of the wood trim on my boat was too far gone, so during the restoration I re-made those pieces from sapele (mahogany), and oiled with Watco as well.
 
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Thanks. Re Teak being out of vogue. That may be the case for a new boat but the teak is what's on the boat now. I'm not going to replace it, I just want to make it look good. Here is a picture after doing 3 things: Teak Cleaner and Brightener, Teak Sealer and Varnish.

It looks great now. I plan on making a cover to protect it from the sun. A mechanic told me it may yellow or peel. Why would it do that? The varnish is made for boats.

Any suggestions to keep this looking great?

Thanks

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