Any tips on how to restore the teak?

[ProfitOfDoom]

Well everything looks good as for me getting my first sea ray,then I can be a official member here :smt038
I should be the proud owner of a 1987 268 sundancer within the next few weeks. However it will be at least 2 more month before the weather breaks and can really start cleaning it and getting ready for spring. So when I viewed the boat some of the teak pieces looked dull "not broken or horrible" just looked like it could use some sprucing up,So I thought I could remove a few pieces here and there and bring them to the garage and fix them up while its too cold to do anything else and was wondering if anyone had any tips or recommendation's on what products to use?
I couldnt find to much on the web about it,only thing I found was where they said you can use a 1 part cleaner/oil or a 2 part product and they pretty much just rub them in with a toothbrush and let dry. They mentioned you have to kill mold in the wood before you can properly oil it to bring out the natural color,but they dont say anything about sanding,I would imagine with any kind of wood there has to be sanding yes?
Besides all that maybe someone could tell me if and how the teak diamonds in the swim deck can be removed. Im not sure if you can unscrew them from underneath or if there epoxied in and you just have to redo them while there on the boat?

 

[ghuskin]

Profit of doom,

first - Welcome!
Second - Congratulations!
Third - lots of elbow grease!
fourth - teak cleaner, sand paper, acetone, and Sikkens Cetol.

the cleaner/oil process will look great - for maybe a week. Then you'll be right back at it. Last year I found out about the Sikkens Cetol, and after one season, it looks like i just applied it (even the teak inserts on the swim platform). It does not build up a thick surface on the teak, giving the look of freshly oiled. It's a bit more expensive up front, but you'll save tons of time during the season. I think you'll be happy.

 

[sbw1]

You might consider a different look. I took all of the teak off of my1986 30 foot weekender when it was about 8 years old and replaced the bow pieces with stainless rails. That look really good. I took the taft rail off and just re-gel coated it. Also looked great. Changed out the transom door trimmed in teak with a heavy piece of lexan painted with Awlgrip to match the gel. Also rebuilt the transom bench seat with white starboard to match the color of the flooring in the cockpit. The boat looked much more modern and was easier to maintain. We had a custom arch built from anodized aluminum for the electronics and simplified the stripes. Boat had a nice fresh look.

 

[JVM225]

Try Te-Ka two part Teak Cleaning kit. It worked real well for me. Just follow the directions and you will be very happy.
The only piece of advice I would give is to keep the area wet and keep a hose at the ready to rinse the stuff that comes out of the teak.
Once it was clean, I finished it with Sikkens Natural Teak satin finish.

 

[dpmulvey]

Having done both left it on and stripped it off, all three of the above are spot on. I would place Cetol above Te-Ka. Side by side, the end result is not even noticeable. It is just I used Cetol first and is what I got used to.

Now if you want to cheap out the teak, H2O2 to clean and veggie oil in a garden sprayer every week to seal. Don't laugh. Shocked the bejezuz out of me as well.

 

[ProfitOfDoom]

Im going to try the sikkens cetol stuff,I was thinking of getting the natural teak finish. I also see they have the cetol marine gloss finish,Is this needed to coat over top of the natural teak finish or is it only if your looking for a glossy slick finish?
OK so tell me what is the process should I scrub with a soapy water let dry,clean with a aceton rinse let dry,sand then apply my cetol?