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Acacia Module inserts - to teak or not to teak?

CheeseheadinAZ
CheeseheadinAZ Posts: 315
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Just purchased the modules with the acacia inserts. Just curious if there is any feedback out there on how to treat them or just leave them as they come? 

Thanks! 
Eric
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    Is the wood finished at all or just bare? You could rub with tung oil. Or varnish with spar urethane. Depends on what look you’re going for. 

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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,583
    i would let it weather for a month then coat it with a teak sealer if it has not been finished. tung oil holds up pretty good on my boat but the spar varnish needs a crew of worker bees maintaining it if you want it to shine. teak sealer, not teak oil
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    fishlessman said:
    i would let it weather for a month then coat it with a teak sealer if it has not been finished. tung oil holds up pretty good on my boat but the spar varnish needs a crew of worker bees maintaining it if you want it to shine. teak sealer, not teak oil
    What’s the advantage of teak sealer? I have a mahogany chair out on the patio that I rub down with tung oil every couple of years, but wonder if I should use something else. 

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    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,583
    caliking said:
    fishlessman said:
    i would let it weather for a month then coat it with a teak sealer if it has not been finished. tung oil holds up pretty good on my boat but the spar varnish needs a crew of worker bees maintaining it if you want it to shine. teak sealer, not teak oil
    What’s the advantage of teak sealer? I have a mahogany chair out on the patio that I rub down with tung oil every couple of years, but wonder if I should use something else. 
    the tung oil doesnt have  uv protection.  either way they both work but the sealer should maintain the color longer
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • JethroBodeen
    JethroBodeen Posts: 526
    I like boiled linseed oil. No shine, just an oiled finish for some protection...
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