Maintenance and Refit
How should a teak deck be cleaned and maintained?
The greatest damage in teak care comes from over-cleaning: a stiff brush and strong chemicals take out the soft grain, open the surface and thin the deck quickly. Clean gently and across the grain rather than along it.
Why it works this way
As the teak thins, the screw plugs approach the surface and water begins to find its way beneath — which is where a cosmetic problem becomes a structural one.
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