Plus, if you buff the wood aggressively with pieces of cardboard the natural oils will migrate to the surface and provide a beautiful satin look. If your furniture is to be used inside or under roof cover and away from a lot of natural sunlight, over a period of time perhaps six months to a year the teakwood will gradually become a darker shade of golden brown. It is hard for varnish to adhere to teakwood because of the natural oils that exists, hence the need for an expert bright worker. These varnish experts are commonly referred to as the “bright work” guys.
#TEAK SILVER PATINA PROFESSIONAL#
We strongly do not recommend applying stains or varnish for outdoor use unless applied by a very experienced professional varnish applicator.
#TEAK SILVER PATINA HOW TO#
We try to describe below general means and methods on how to apply them, even though it is certainly not required. The natural silver patina color is just a very thin film layer of oxidation and can be cleaned and sanded off to expose the original teak color tone if desired.įirst of all, there is not much chance of you seriously damaging your teak furniture by applying teak sealers or teak oil on the surfaces. Regardless of which way you decide to go and no matter how gray your teak becomes, it can always be restored to a golden look later. Of course, others still desire the original golden tone and this is where the restoration and proprietary product choices come in to play. In fact, they actually want to speed up the aging process to achieve a desired patina silvery gray look. Now days, because of new design trends many of our teak customers really do not want the golden look at all. See the “ Cleaning Sunbrella Cushions” link for other types of stain removal and care.
Then use upholstery cleaner such as Resolve®. To clean natural teak oil from cushion fabric, quickly combine 1/4 cup dishwashing liquid per 1 gallon water and rinse thoroughly. This will help prevent natural teak oil from staining the fabric and pavement surfaces below. NEWLY PURCHASED TEAK - Wipe clean all surfaces of new teak furniture, including the underside of tables with soapy water prior to using new cushions. "What's the best way to maintain teak patio furniture"? Wood-Joy has been distributing teak outdoor furniture for many years so we are used to getting this type of phone call, almost daily. So if you want to preserve or restore the natural golden look of new teakwood please read on. The UV rays from the sun are what cause the graying affects. But left alone and untreated the color of the teakwood will eventually turn a distinguished patina silvery gray, actually a very trendy look these days. Teak outdoor furniture has natural oil within the wood which helps preserve the wood from rot and decay. Maintenance is usually required on most all outdoor furniture and elements if you want to extend the material’s life, not just teak furniture. So you may be considering buying teak outdoor furniture, but are somewhat concerned about the maintenance factor. Teak Sealer Applied Patina (left natural) So it is no surprise that there would be many different ways to maintain teak outdoor furniture, as well as marine teak. As you know, there are a lot of different weather and climate that exists throughout all 50 states. Here at Wood-Joy we sell genuine teak patio furniture, such as teak dining sets, teak deep seat sofa sets, teak benches, teak chaise loungers and teak accessories throughout the entire USA.
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