Glue and Teak Advice

[DavidN]

I have to glue up some Teak which is very oily is it advisable to
wipe the surface to remove the oil before its glued and if so
what do I use

Advise would be appreciated
Regards
David Nevin

 

[Argee]

Acetone (or cellulose thinners) in a well-ventilated area. Allow to evaporate and apply your glue.

Ray.

 

[Mcluma]

Acetone (or cellulose thinners) in a well-ventilated area. Allow to evaporate and apply your glue.

Ray.

Correct.

Just saw a few episodes from NYW in which he used teak and before he did the glue up with a poly glue he used Acetone to wipe down the glue area

McLuma

 

[jasonB]

A cheaper alternative to acetone is brush cleaner from your local Fibreglass suppliers, it is basically reclained acetone and a lot cheaper.

Jason

 

[stuartpaul]

An even cheaper solution is to freshly sand the joints just before you apply the glue (no, - really it works!!). 120 grit and a light sand and away you go.

I've been given quite a lot of teak and until I experimented (and got some advice from here!!) was getting quite a lot of failures. I find this works really well with polyurethane but haven't yet tried it with PVA.

 

[Anonymous]

The advice from one supplier is to degrease using Meths.

 

[Adam]

Didn't waterhead do some tests on this? Try doing a search for teak+glue or similar.

Heres at least one previous thread - which contains a link

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5234

[edit] Heres another https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2226

[edit2 = got it!!!! ] Thats the one I was looking for.

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1804

Adam

 

[DavidN]

Gentlemen
Many thanks for you suggestions I now away to try them out will let you know the results >>???
Regards
David Nevin

 

[stuartpaul]

To follow on from my own advice:

Sanding will of course not work for all joints types. I say this having just finished cutting dovetails for a teak box (well, - Mr Leigh was a great help in this process ).

Any sanding stands a chance of affecting the joint fit so I shall be seeking some cellulose thinners (or some brush cleaner) and applying accordingly.

Just out of interest I have tried nail varnish remover (acetone in another guise) in the past but I suspect the additives prevented proper set and there was joint failure.