Comments on: About The Care and Feeding of Teak Wood http://allguardproducts.com/blog All you need to know to keep your teak looking great forever Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:51:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://allguardproducts.com/blog/comment-page-1/#comment-22 admin Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:51:31 +0000 http://allguardproducts.com/blog/?page_id=76#comment-22 Teak is an extremely durable hardwood. You betcha, that is why it was used for hundreds of years for ship hulls and decking. It didn't need to be finished because there were no finishes that would hold up in the outside environment where ship hulls and decks live. It really worked well as decking because the unprotected teak wood developed deep checking which allowed the water on the deck to be channeled out from under sailors feet and shoes so that they didn't hydroplane on the water and fall overboard. It also had to be swabbed almost daily to keep mold from growing on the unprotected wood. Now there is now a wide variety of oils, waxes, sealers and finishes to keep teak wood from checking, turning black with mold and turning dirty gray. Unfortunately, the oils actually promote mold growth, the waxes need to be reapplied very often after first being removed. Sealers and most finishes peel off and blister and the remains need to be sanded off to restore the finish with more sealer finishes. There is on alternative and even it needs to be reapplied yearly to maintain it integrity and beauty. It's called <a href="http://www.allguardproducts.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TeakGuard</a>. Try it. I thing you will like it. Teak is an extremely durable hardwood. You betcha, that is why it was used for hundreds of years for ship hulls and decking. It didn’t need to be finished because there were no finishes that would hold up in the outside environment where ship hulls and decks live. It really worked well as decking because the unprotected teak wood developed deep checking which allowed the water on the deck to be channeled out from under sailors feet and shoes so that they didn’t hydroplane on the water and fall overboard. It also had to be swabbed almost daily to keep mold from growing on the unprotected wood.

Now there is now a wide variety of oils, waxes, sealers and finishes to keep teak wood from checking, turning black with mold and turning dirty gray. Unfortunately, the oils actually promote mold growth, the waxes need to be reapplied very often after first being removed. Sealers and most finishes peel off and blister and the remains need to be sanded off to restore the finish with more sealer finishes.

There is on alternative and even it needs to be reapplied yearly to maintain it integrity and beauty. It’s called TeakGuard. Try it. I thing you will like it.

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