What do I use on my teak?

[pelican]

Originally Posted by FishStretcher

Air. Teak needs nothing. Let it go gray. It works for me that way. I have never seen a coating stick. (Not talking about oils). But I am a fan of natural gray.

I don't believe west system is UV stabilized?

clean it well and sand it all down - west system epoxy ! mix it with acetone for the first coat,after that coat kicks,scuff it with a scotch brite pad and coat it again,no thinning - keep doing that for 6/7 times,till the teak is completely sealed...

then - prime it with a good 2 part primer,followed by awlgrip


the steps I typed,that's referred to as "whiting out teak" - west system epoxy is used to seal the teak,that epoxy is then primed and painted with awlgrip...


actually,west system produced a product for teak,years ago - it's been discontinued...west system epoxy isn't uv stabilized,it can be varnished,so i'm told - never tried that,nor would I recommend it...


the coating I've described,it's basically a "forever cure" - the teak is sealed in a waterproof epoxy - it lasts...