Restoring a Weathered Teak Table
The weathered, gray teak table in the photos below shows how the original sealer succumbed to Mother Nature. You can see grease stains near the center of the table.
Stain Solver oxygen bleach was used to remove the failed factory-applied sealer, all the sun-damaged gray wood fibers and the grease.
I used Extreme Defy, a synthetic-resin water repellent, to seal the table. It comes in different colors, but my wife Kathy likes the Cedar Tone color because it resembles what the teak looks like when it's wet.
NOTE FROM TIM CARTER - Founder of AsktheBuilder.com - posted October, 2016: I no longer would apply Defy deck sealer to any exterior wood that I own at my own home.
Tim Carter
The weathered table before.
The table is now clean and dry and the center panel has been coated with the new water repellent.
The weathered table after cleaning and sealing.
All photos by Tim Carter.
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I cleaned my teak table with Stain solver this past weekend, too... looks good, but I love the addition of the water sealer. Looks GREAT. Now I have another job for next weekend!
Looks fantastic!
While doing the prep work did you sand it all down to the raw wood ?
No. I just used my Stain Solver to clean off all the old weathered sealer and sun-damaged wood fibers. I did lightly sand the top of the table because rinsing with water does raise the grain.
How do you mix the Stain Solver?
You go to the Stain Solver Use Instructions to discover how to work with Stain Solver.