We recently used Simple Green and a dobie pad to clean off the teak bulkhead 
prior to refinishing--it worked fine.  I bought TSP but never used it.

I am a firm believer in EPIFANES varnish.  I used 2 base coats of gloss 
(because it has UV inhibitors) and the 2 coats of rubbed effect satin finish 
varnish on top.  I lightly sanded between coats with decreasing grit size.  It 
came out fantastic.

Bob

Bob Boyer
S/V Rainy Days (1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230)
Blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com
Email: [email protected]
Annapolis, MD 

> On Jun 26, 2018, at 4:40 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Have decided to bite the bullet and brighten up my cabins by cleaning up the 
> teak which has only ever been oiled—and not really that often!
> I am leaning toward using the spray on stuff from Clorox similar to 
> ‘scrubbing bubbles’ to clean and remove what little oil/dirt remains before 
> applying a polyurethane based ‘varnish’.
> This is a big job on my 1995 36’ XL/kcb—there are 3 cabins and several 
> bulkheads and doors to do so I cannot obsess over the cleaning or the varnish 
> application. 
> The list has mentioned solutions with TSP, etc. but unless there are likely 
> to be problems with my Clorox stuff, I prefer this premixed. 
> Also what polyurethane varnish is considered the best looking with the fewest 
> number of coats. 
> 
> Charlie Nelson
> Water Phantom
> 
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