Jerry Leitz writes:

 

Groop:
 

I have a problem with some teak deck chairs.  I stripped the

chairs for a customer, the chairs were dipped in Benco's B7

stripper with an oxalic acid wash and of course a final rinse.  The

chairs were completely sanded and then delivered to the

customer who wanted to apply the teak oil themselves.

 

Within a short time all the chairs developed a bad case of mold. 

I might mention that one of the chairs we applied a teak oil finish

as sample to the customer but the remaining five the customer

completed.  All six chairs were affected by the mold.

 

I understand that the customer had used some teak oil that had

been on hand for over five years, I'm not sure if this is a factor,

and if it is how it would explain the one chair the customer had

not coated. 

Thanks for any help you might offer.
 

Jerry Leitz
Cleveland, Ohio