One of my winter 16/17 projects was to clean up the teak swim platform. I had to grind off the old bolts holding the platform to the angle brackets, they were frozen tight. I then brought it home to the basement to work on over the winter.
This is what is looked like before cleaning. Lots of flaking varnish.
A lot of dirt too.
Really needs work.
I wanted a platform that looked good with not too much maintenance. I sanded with 80 grit using my random orbital sander. I sanded between the slats with a dremel tool and drum sander. If you use a dremel for this put it on a slower speed so you don't damage the teak while sanding.
After sanding, I put on three coats of Semco Teak Sealer. Very easy to apply and looks good. Semco says that it only needs to be re-applied twice per year. We will see.
Here it is installed back on the boat.
It looks much better, but now the two ladder steps look like crap and will have to be re-done also.
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