Jim, I used Star Brite gel teak cleaner on all my wood because I was worried about dulling my gelcoat, and the instructions said it was safe. I still masked everything, but it is pretty-near impossible not to get some cleaner under the masking when you wash it off. Anyway, the stuff removed the old oil, and did not harm the gelcoat. Oxalic acid mixtures used in several of the other cleaners are probably great for teak decks where you can contain the liquid, but I think they would be hard to use on toerails, etc., without slopping them down the sides. Tom Jenkins M17 Scintilla -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Jim Sadler Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 9:05 AM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Teak cleaner I have decided to bring the Pelican to Bristol condition. Any recommendations on teak cleaner. I went to West Marine web site and there is about 10. What do you skippers use? Captain James Albert Sadler skipper sailing vessel Pelican M-15 jimsadler@jascopacific.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats