oil cap rail?

[erice]

i plan on refinishing my teak trim (cap rails, small amounts of trim on the bridge, etc.), and a neighbor reccommended removing old finish with star 10, then oiling the teak. supposed to look great, has to be reoiled about twice per year. any experience with this?

[jleonard]

I used to use oil on the teak on my previous boat. I stopped because the oil is messy and traps mold in the teak. Then it has to be stripped (you can use cheap sudsy amonia from the grocery store for this) and re-oiled.
Don't get me wrong, nothing looks better (in my opinion) than freshly oiled teak, but it actually takes more maintenance I believe.
I have switched to Cetol, except for the decks that remain "silver" (and I may let more of the teak go silver).

But to each his/her own. It certainly won't hurt anything to try it that way for a year or two and see if it works for you.

As far as removing the current finish, my wife used a citrus stripper from Home Depot (no not one with an orange vest) and it did an excellent job and it did not damage any fiberglass, etc.

[mike66]

My 40 came with the rails coated in Cetol light w/gloss over that. Looks very nice and held up through this season well. Probably put another coat or two of gloss next year. Always been disappointed with oil, except on the interior.