All Things Teak Care

To clean your teak, simply use Golden Care Teak Cleaner, which is specifically designed to kill mould and mildew spores inside teak. Simply follow the directions on the bottle, and the colour will be restored. Since cleaning teak takes some time and effort, we recommend using Golden Care Teak Protector or Shield before weathering takes effect again. Golden Care Teak Protector generally lasts for the entire season without turning black or grey. 

Nearly all teak that is treated with normal teak-oil, turns grey in 4 to 8 weeks. After that, the teak needs to be cleaned and oil reapplied. Three or four treatments may be needed to maintain the teak for an entire season, which can be a lot of work. Golden Teak Protector is not an organic product and therefore lasts much, much longer. Golden Teak Protector brings out the colour of natural, clean teak and maintains it for a long, long time. Since Golden Teak Protector is 100% water-based it is naturally non-flammable and completely environment- friendly.

Surface coatings such as varnish do not last forever. Water eventually penetrates the coating, causing cracking and/or peeling. Coatings must be sanded to remove them, which makes maintenance burdensome. Also, teak garden furniture with shiny coatings on the teak doesn’t look natural. Since Golden Care Teak Protector penetrates into the pores of the teak, it becomes almost invisible. Treated and protected teak looks as good as new natural teak.

Although it may look rough and weathered, teak has enough natural teak oil inside to keep it protected from rot. Simply put, rough teak is a cosmetic problem, not a maintenance problem. If you prefer a completely smooth surface, we advise hand sanding your teak with very fine sandpaper. Power sanding generates extra heat that can create black marks on your teak. After sanding, use a dry, rough cleaning sponge to remove any remaining sawdust.

Golden Care Teak Cleaner removes the oil and/or dirt from the wood, making the wood evenly pale-brown. The teak may be subsequently treated with Golden Care Teak Protector or Shield, depending on your colour preference. It is important that Golden Care Teak Protector is never applied directly to oiled teak because it will result in a very poor finish.

Golden Care Teak Cleaner may affect grass, plants, and some types of pavement. We recommend covering the work area with a disposable piece of plastic. Some other brands sell two products for cleaning teakwood; a teak cleaner and a teak brightener.

Because Golden Care Teak Cleaner contains both cleaning and brightening ingredients, the two-step process can be reduced to one step, saving time and money.

Black spots are typically caused by humidity in the wood that is developing into mould or mildew. This can be remedied by cleaning the dark spots with Golden Care Teak Cleaner. Alternatively, the spots can be sanded by hand and then cleaned. To prevent this from happening again, use Golden Care Teak Protector after the cleaning step.

Product testing has shown that treating teak can lead to different results depending on environmental conditions and the age and density of the wood. Golden Care Teak Protector performed substantially better on 60 year-old teak than 25 year- old teak. Fortunately, the warm honey colour of teak can be easily maintained by applying regular coats of Golden Care Teak Protector. The condition of the teak and the environment in which it is used will dictate the frequency of the reapplication. It is important to apply the protector before the teak becomes grey since preventing the greying results in less work than restoring the teak with teak cleaner. Golden Care Teak Protector should be used when the teak furniture starts to turn pale.