How to restore garden furniture
By: Everything Cj
Tags: Furniture Design, Restoration, Garden, Furniture, How To

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Coating options

There are basically three options for treating outdoor wood. They are divided according to the type of wood, the need for maintenance and shade variants.

Coating options

Hardwood and exotic wood (Oak, Beech, Teak, Maserantduba …) It

is generally recommended to impregnate both types of wood only with oil. Only beech can be painted from hardwoods. The second exception is oak, which can only be painted with floor varnish. It is always recommended to treat foreign wood only with oil, due to the high tannin content. If you still decide to treat this tree with glaze, it will usually result in cracking of the surface and falling of the glaze scales. This will happen in a relatively short period of about 3 months. In the case of oil, the required furniture must be treated twice a year. The first time before the season and the second time at the end of the season, otherwise it will turn grey.

Soft wood (spruce, pine, larch …)

Thin-layer glaze is the best possible protective layer for soft wood for outdoor furniture. If a thick layer of stain is used, there is a frequent feeling of sticking when getting up.

If you want to distinguish your furniture with a colour shade, no problem. However, the procedure is different. First, the wood is stained with a coloured stain to the desired colour and after drying it is painted with a walking varnish. This will achieve a protective layer against bad weather for 7 years. The disadvantage of this procedure is the cost. Stains can only be used for solid wood. The stain cannot be used on veneer because it does not have enough depth to blend into the wood. The veneer will deteriorate.

Surface preparation options

If the wood is greyed out, there are two ways to get rid of the scars of time.

Wood cleaner

One of them is a wood cleaner, which is applied with a brush and left to work for about an hour. The wood absorbs the cleaner, restoring the appearance of the wood. If grey stains remain on the outdoor furniture in some places, repeat the coating. If everything is in order, rinse the wood with water. There is no problem at all if you decide to do so with a garden hose or a high-pressure cleaner. Allow to dry in the shade before proceeding.

Sanding wood

Before painting, the surface of the wood is finely sanded until the grey wood has been removed. If you want to continue with glaze, it is necessary to treat the wood with impregnation against fungi and pests. If you have furniture in a protected leeward, just paint smooth surfaces once and cut twice. The location of the furniture must be taken into account. If we place the furniture to the southwest, it is important to paint the furniture at least three times.

How to paint garden furniture

How to paint garden furniture

1a. step

First, remove the grey coating from the wood using a wood cleaner.

How to paint garden furniture

1b. step

The second way to prepare the wood for surface treatment is to remove the grey coating by sanding.

How to paint garden furniture

Step 2

Apply the oil or stain with a brush on the pre-prepared furniture.

How to paint garden furniture

Step 3

Wipe off excess oil with a dry cloth. If we do not wipe off the excess oil, stains can form.

How to paint garden furniture

Step 4

After the first painting, the wood lets go of our hair. It is necessary to pull off these fibres with fine sandpaper with a roughness of 180. If you do not do so, the individual hair will tear and there is a risk of damaging the protective glaze.

How to paint garden furniture

Step 5

After complete drying, repeat the coating once more. Now without grinding

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