Maintaining Your Teak Steamer

• Maintenance Cleaning - The best way to clean any Teak furniture is with an extremely soft brush and warm mildly sudsy water.  Be sure to rinse well. You should never employ a high pressure hose or the use of steel wool when cleaning a Teak steamer.  
• Stain Removal - The easiest way to remove stains from this type of wood is to sand it using very fine sandpaper.  You should only sand in the direction of the wood's grain.  Afterwards, re-oil with Teak oil, if necessary, or if you would prefer leave it natural and it will quickly turn grey again.
• Deep Cleaning - You should deep clean you chair as often as needed to help deter mold and fungus growth on natural, untreated Teak wood.  Some people prefer to use a commercial grade cleanser made especially for Teak wood because it is faster.  This type of cleanser has acid in it and will basically just eat the top layer of wood off.  With this in mind every time you use them you are shortening the life span of your chair.  There is a way to make your own cleanser and it is cheaper to boot.  All you have to do is mix one to two quarts of ammonia and a cap full of concentrated, high phosphate detergent per quart in a 5 gallon bucket.  A good detergent for this is Wisk®.   Don’t forget to rinse it very well afterwards and then rinse it again, just to be safe.