Furniture Clinic Teak Oil - Outdoor Wood Oil Protects Garden Furniture - Restores Wood & Prevents Drying & Deterioration - Quick Drying - Natural Matt Finish - 500ml

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The good news is that regardless of your preference, garden furniture can be easily maintained, preserved and restored with the right garden furniture oil. New Garden Furniture Maintenance Apply the Teak Oil liberally to the wood and leave it to soak in for a few minutes. Then take a clean cloth and wipe any excess oil for the surface. If you used a cloth to apply the oil, you can use the same cloth to remove the excess. Leave the oil to soak in and dry for between 4-6 hours. Mix some washing-up liquid with warm water and use a sponge or clean cloth to dab and wipe down the furniture. This should get rid of the majority of mud and dirt before leaving it to dry naturally. Repeat if necessary. Once dry, you might notice a few harsher pieces of dirt. Feel free to repeat these steps as many times as necessary to get your furniture clean.’ In fact, oiling outdoor teak furniture may actually result in more work for yourself, and can be damaging to the teak. There are a number of reasons to avoid oiling your teak outdoor furniture...

Wooden garden or patio furniture that has turned grey or silver as a result of weathering and UV damage can be restored. There are a couple of ways to restore the colour of garden furniture as detailed below. Teak Oil: This is made with Tung Oil and Boiled Linseed Oil. We use Tung Oil as it provides great water repellence and we use Boiled Linseed Oil as it is really hard wearing. Both oils are naturally very slow driers and so we thin the mixture so it soaks into wood easily, and so that it is really easy to apply.Most oils contain a mixture of tung and linseed oil. They are called teak oils. They provide both moisture and UV protection. Some manufacturers use a proprietary formulation containing wax and other additives. You can see how, with an application of Teak Oil, this has really brought out the colour of the wood. This garden furniture now looks beautiful and will stay that way for longer with the protective properties of Teak Oil.

I may have been able to change some of your opinions and gotten you interested in using a teak sealer rather than an oil to treat your teak wood furniture. But some of you may still want to use an oil due to your own preference. Teak oils do make teak furniture look fantastic when initially applied. So if you are prepared for the more frequent applications, that is your choice.Apply a teak cleaning solution to the furniture and scrub it gently with a soft brush. Alternatively, you can make your solution by mixing 1 cup of bleach, 1 gallon of water, and 1/4 cup of dish detergent. It might be better to use your cleaning solution because the commercial teak cleaners from the store contain a lot of added chemicals. Be mindful that these chemicals could potentially damage the teakwood of your furniture. Commercial teak cleaners do a better job of removing residue that is caught deep inside the pores of the wood. Remove any existing finish from the surface before you apply teak oil. Using chemical solvents or strippers can help with this. Sand the surface afterwards. I bought this product to protect some solid wood garden furniture. Even on the first application, it transformed the furniture. The wood completely drank up the teak oil which brought out the grain in the wood. This table and chair set of garden furniture has been cleaned with our Teak Cleaner and Brightener and then treated with Teak Oil. It has made a huge difference to the wood! Oiling can weaken the wood: If allowed to dry out, oiled teak can become brittle and less sturdy. This means that it won't last as long as if it had not been treated. Teak which is left to care for itself naturally lasts for many years, but applying treatments to it can shorten that lifespan dramatically.