You could just let it go grey but this wouldn't be my choice. Exposed teak will take on a nice weather grey look when exposed outdoors but pollution can often make it dark and nasty if your not lucky.

You can just oil the stuff. Most teak oils are just linseed oil (or tung oil) but they may have additives for UV protection that makes them more suitable for outdoor use. Just make sure you keep them appropriately oiled. If you won't use the stuff outdoors in the winter bring it in to help keep it looking good and maybe put it to use some place. However, having had a sailboat in our family with teak trim that got blasted by full sun and the elements all day it can be a handful to keep up especially if you aren't giving it regular care. But boats are in a particularly harsh setting so hopeful you won't find it as hard.

Varnish it with a marine varnish. It is tricky b/c teak doesn't take up varnish that well but a lot of the teak trim on sailboats is varnished. Still there is maintenance with this and I would not adopt it as your first approach. Don't try this until you have read up carefully on varnish teak.

Best place for information on exposed teak is sailing sources. This is especially true if you find yourself wanting to restore it after it gets weather or goes nasty.

S


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• any experience protecting teak outdoors?, Dean, Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:43:58
  • result and thanks, Dean, Thu, 20 Apr 2006 16:57:35
    • Re: result and thanks, burlybryan, Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:07:51
  • a Douglas fir guy here, JohnA , Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:49:18
    • spelling - 'perseveres', JohnA , Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:50:26
  • teak oil, 79-900t , Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:04:29
  • Dealing with this now..., jd, Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:56:43
    • Re: Wasps, BobS, Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:18:26
  • You have choices, saw, Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:01:58 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Try a sailboat website: teak is common on, Noel, Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:38:37
    • steel wool, Dean, Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:06:03
      • Re: steel wool, Gebster, Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:19:29
        • I have heard never use steel wool in this way, saw, Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:36:16
  • Re: any experience protecting teak outdoors?, George on the Cape, Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:22:58
  • I hope there are some good suggestions!, Jonathan Scupin , Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:56:36

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