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| message from Jerry Built on 11 May 2004 |
What sort of finish are you aiming at?
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| Simon Gardner replied to Jerry Built on 11 May 2004 |
I'm not. AFAIK it came with no "finish". If there was one, it was
invisible. I want to get it back to something like it was and get the crud
off. I rather (in my innocence) thought foreign hardwood garden furniture
didn't have a finish. Though I guess there might have been an oil applied?
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| Graeme replied to Simon Gardner on 11 May 2004 |
Simon,
It was probably finished in Teak oil.
You can get this at most of the big 'sheds' I recently got some at B&Q.
There will be different brands and some of the well known ones were about
£12 - £15 per litre,
there were also some that came as an aerosol.
I ended up with the B&Q standard no frills teak oil and it was about £2.50
for a litre.
If the woodwork is weathered it may have turned a grey colour but the oil
should bring the natural colour back.
Clean the woodwork as others have said but don't go to mad, soapy water and
a scrubbing brush may be all you need , you only need to get the crud off.
Let the wood dry out and then apply the oil with an old rag or brush and let
it soak in, you will need a few coats and let it soak in.
If all else fails hide the furniture with a tablecloth and cushions :-)
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