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09-26-2004, 10:58 AM
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| wood strip for yacht deck Normally, teakwoods are in yellow colour. However , I found out some boat deck teakwood are in white colour. It seems to be having a white wash onto it. Why? It there a purpose to made the teakwood appears to be white colour? Are they more costly? Thanks Raymond  |
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10-06-2004, 05:17 PM
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| The white/grey appearance of teak is because it has not been treated with any paint/varnish/polish and under the influence of sunlight it turns to white/grey because the natural oils from the wood wash out.
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10-09-2004, 12:27 AM
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