Sealing Teak Wood

The Advantages of sealing the teak wood

By sealing the wood, mold and bacteria can't penetrate and get a foot hold like they can with just an oiled surface. You'll use less teak oil for a small annual savings and the appearance of your sealed/oiled surface will be almost identical to a "just oiled" surface. You'll still have about the same periodic schedule for freshening up the teak oil, but as the oil washes away and burns off, raw wood is not exposed. This technique will cut your deep cleaning cycle to near zero. When you think you can see the sealer getting thin, (places start looking lighter in color to surrounding areas), do a good wash down, lightly sand the surface, re-apply the sealer as before, and you're back to a new start. In the south you should have 6 months or so between sealer applications, in the north, up to a year!

This is How to do it

After your next deep cleaning of the boards, first apply two to three coats of Deks Ole® CLEAR, matt sealer. Wipe with clean rags between each coat, allowing the coats no more than 15-20 min. to soak in. Let the final coat cure for 48 hrs. When fully cured, go over the entire surface with 000 bronze wool, working with the grain of the wood. This will take whatever "shine" is left away. Now, oil as usual. After the oil has cured to the point that it is just sticky, wipe off the excess