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keithsinger
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Initially Posted - 08/20/2013 :  07:03:49  Show Profile  Visit keithsinger's Homepage
I must have left the port open during some voyage because there is spotting on the wood in the forward sink. It looks like saltwater has eaten away the finish where it left drops and splashes in the wood's finish. I can get it to go away mostly with furniture oil, but here in the desert that dries out and I'm left with the spotting again. It's very unsightly. Is there a reasonably quick and effective remedy for this, or do I need to sand the wood down and re-stain it. Has anyone gone through this before?
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Kennyge
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Response Posted - 08/20/2013 :  07:16:38  Show Profile
I have had wonderful success with Scott's Liquid Gold. Recommended by an anal friend of mine who used it for years on his heavily teak laden boat. It removes water spots and shines the wood. I have even been using it to treat the outdoor teak.
ps. are you related to Steve Singer from AZ? He is a dentist.
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AkaBud
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Response Posted - 08/20/2013 :  14:53:18  Show Profile
I used Howard Restore-A-Finish with amazing results. I used the Golden Oak flavor.
Just wipe it on and wipe it off. You can't screw it up.
Widely available and inexpensive. A quart will last you forever.
http://www.howardproducts.com/prod-restor-a-finish.php
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islander
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Response Posted - 08/20/2013 :  16:00:23  Show Profile
Another vote for Howards Restore-A-Finish.
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hewebb
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Response Posted - 08/21/2013 :  03:08:39  Show Profile
I use Howard's as well-seems to work well.
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 08/21/2013 :  03:45:02  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage
I also use Howard's products: Restore-A-Finish and Feed & Wax. But my experience has been if the cabinets are in overall good shape, after applying each product, the woodwork in the cabin may not need another application for years. Some may apply it annually but mmy wood has looked fine and I believe I have only applied the stuff twice in the last 7+ years.
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keithsinger
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Response Posted - 08/21/2013 :  06:58:53  Show Profile  Visit keithsinger's Homepage
Thanks. If the products work, it'll save me a lot of difficulty. Maybe this will also work on our cabinets at home, which also have white spotting.

No, not related, in response to the inquiry above.
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matsche
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Response Posted - 08/21/2013 :  20:27:04  Show Profile
Something that worked well for me...

Clean the wood well. Apply a liberal dose of teak oil, then wipe off the excess. That helps to get life and color back into the wood. It also affords a lot of UV and moisture protection. Let it sit for a week, then use a MinWax wipe-on polyurathane product to seal it. It's a simple process, even for a wood work novice like me.

I had some miserable looking stairs when I bought Sanity. Here's some before and after pics...

Stairway just after we bought the boat...


After application of Watkins teak oil...


After MinWax wipe-on polyurathane...
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MikaDayputs
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Response Posted - 08/22/2013 :  03:48:55  Show Profile
Matsche:

The stairs look beautiful, though I'm surprised the polyurathane stuck with the teak oil soaked into the wood. No peeling?
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Ape-X
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Response Posted - 08/22/2013 :  12:19:39  Show Profile
looks good John, with repeated coats of teak oil, you can get the same look
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matsche
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Response Posted - 08/22/2013 :  12:37:35  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">The stairs look beautiful, though I'm surprised the polyurathane stuck with the teak oil soaked into the wood. No peeling?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

It surprised me too, but that was the recommendation from several sites, including the MinWax site. It's been on for 3 hot Florida months and no issues whatsoever. The key is to wipe off the excess, then give the teak oil plenty of time to harden. Most sites say at least 72 hours... I gave it a week.
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matsche
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Ape-X</i>
<br />looks good John, with repeated coats of teak oil, you can get the same look
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I agree - teak oil by itself looks great. I left my steps that way to avoid slipping issues when the stairs got wet; only applied the MinWax poly to the sides. The only downside with teak oil by itself is that it will tend to darken over time and will need to be re-applied more often. The poly inside the cabin should go years without a maintenance coat.
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 08/22/2013 :  15:43:27  Show Profile
I use lemon oil on the inside so my wood will not darken over time. I use teak oil on the exterior brightwork.
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