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| Originally Posted by AMG CaptJ, just remember that ammonia and aluminium is not a good combination.
Using a soft brush with the grain probably means you can feel the grain. If you use a pad sideways to the grain, you get a smooth surface where you can not even feel the caulking.
On synthetic teak, there are different brands and I have only used Flexiteek, which is not slippery at all, especially not when wet. But it can get hot...
Today there are also other types of wood replacing teak as a result of the rainforest debate. From what I know, teak is not rainforest, it is leaf felling, but it is still a tropical tree. |
I use a very very soft brush, which cleans the teak nicely going with the grain because it pulls dirt out of the grain. Since I am not removing any of the grain when cleaning, it doesn't seem to make it so you can feel the teak as not being smooth. Once in a blue moon, I use the flat pad in the other direction (across the grain). On some Azimuts and such, going across the grain, the caulking sort of melts across into the wood. I don't know what kind of caulking they use but it tends to bleed across at times, even when not cleaning the teak and it's dry. It's like the caulking Hatteras uses on their windows, anytime you touch the stuff you get black caulking on your clothes or hands or whatever.
I know ammonia and aluminum are not a good combo, the ammonia also does a number on the stainless and you have to polish it afterwards. I have not dealt with an Aluminum yacht in a while. Most of the ones with teak that I've come across are Fiberglass.