Before

The original grab rails and cleats are made of teak so they are pretty dry and gray. Took them all off, sanded them properly and applied many layers of teak oil. Some say you should definitely put varnish on them, others say oil is enough and can be added when needed. I’ll try with only oil for this season, let’s see how it goes.

The cleats I did put varnish on, 7-8 layers and they look nice.

Before and after sanding
With and without oil
Applying varnish