Swim Platform Care

[xpjim1]

I'd rather see a wasted beer than a wasted driver

[ghollow]

You got that right.

[dyldebus]

I took the advice of this thread and got some starbrite oil and applied it to my 06 24ve deck today. Works GREAT! Looks brand new after only two coats. The boat is still pretty new (got it last July) but the AZ sun is pretty unforgiving on the teak. Anyways, I would also recommend it to anybody. It's a little pricey but I only used 1/10 of the bottle and applied 2 very heavy coats.

-Dylan

[dogbert]

The 3 step program is the way to go on the teak platform.

As for those with the lost beers, you might try the 12 step program

[bneub]

Do you mean bring an extra 12 pack just in case you loose one?

[jsz]

I just tried the Starbrite 3 step process and never made it to step 2. After 2 trys with the teak cleaner it looked like I never touched it. I decided to go with the belt sander as some others here recommended. After a thorough sand job w/ 120 grit and then oil, it looks great. Just like Matt's a few posts back but less slippery. The 3 step process might work better now that I'm starting from a like new condition.

[Tequilasun]

Originally posted by bneub
Do you mean bring an extra 12 pack just in case you lose one?

Always thinkin....always thinkin!!!!

[Tequilasun]

Originally posted by jsz
I just tried the Starbrite 3 step process and never made it to step 2. After 2 trys with the teak cleaner it looked like I never touched it. I decided to go with the belt sander as some others here recommended. After a thorough sand job w/ 120 grit and then oil, it looks great. Just like Matt's a few posts back but less slippery. The 3 step process might work better now that I'm starting from a like new condition.

Teak is so dense, that you need to raise the grain a bit before you apply sealers/oil etc. So a light sanding is almost always a must.