Maintenance

One of the many advantages of choosing a Permateek synthetic teak deck is that it is easy to maintain.

Wash your synthetic teak flooring with soap and water. The perfect time to do this is after cruising when you are washing the boat anyway. Your normal boat wash detergent will be fine or a small drop of washing up liquid in the water will do the job equally as well. Should you spill any nasties on the deck such as diesel, acetone or paint, wash these off immediately. For greasy marks such as sun cream or food stains, hot soapy water does the trick.

For more ingrained dirt, pressure washing the surface can be very effective. You can also scrub the deck surface in the direction of the grain, using a scouring pad and hot soapy water.

Permateek International Limited has never received any negative feedback related to commonly available synthetic boat deck cleaning chemicals and using those chemicals is allowed. When using boat cleaning chemicals, follow the chemical datasheet, dilute as required and after cleaning the deck, rinse Permateek with fresh clean water.

Acetone and other industrial chemicals are not allowed on Permateek, although short-term contact might not show damages.