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Originally Posted by Marin
Sandpaper removes the wood mechanicaly, teak cleaners/restorers remove the wood chemically. Either way, wood goes away and you cannot get it back. The more you use teak cleaner/restorer, the faster the deck goes away. If you insist on using a teak cleaner/restorer, every time you apply it imagine yourself giving the deck a sanding because that is exactly what you're doing.
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Actually 2 part cleaner is worse than sanding. In that it eats away the pith even more than the harder wood fibers leaving the deck with a grooved surface that traps dirt, grime and promotes the growth of mold. Where as sanding knocks them both down and produces a smooth even surface.
Like it or not, at some point the deck is going to need to be sanded. And in fact if the deck has been properly built and installed it can be sanded at least a couple of times in it's life with no ill effects.