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Interior Teak Finish

Started by Restharrow, May 06, 2014, 01:02:20 PM

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Restharrow

What have people used as a finish for interior teak?
I prefer NOT to finish with varnish or a hard finish.  I'm looking for what oils have people used?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Steve
CP 25
CP 25
Lake Champlain, Vt. and coast of Maine
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BruceW

On a previous boat, I used orange oil that I got at the grocery store. Smelled good. Can't remember how long it lasted. It was cheap and easy to put on, too.
Bruce Woods
Raleigh: WR 17
New Bern: CP 23

Jon898

I've used both "Amazon's Golden Teak Oil" as well as Teak Oil from a Danish furniture store (when they still sold strip-the-rain-forest teak furniture).  Didn't see much difference between the products.  Over-application did tend to leave a slightly sticky surface, so learned to be stingy with the amount used and be sure to wipe off any excess.

I found that you don't actually use that much anyway as the interior doesn't degrade that quickly, so cost did not enter the equation for me.  I still have half a bottle of the Amazon's which had lasted 8 years of use for the interior of a Newport 28 (lots of teak on that boat!).