The key to teak restoration is hiding in plain sight.
Restoring danish teak furniture.
Whatever the case may be restoring worn out weathered teak furniture to its former glory is not as difficult as you think.
Dealer of mid century modern furniture sculpture and art said that s often what he does.
Cleaning sanding and restoring teak furniture.
In most cases you do not need to do more than take off the old outer layer of wood and the new layer will be virtually as good as new.
Brandon webster of gallery 2112 a d c.
Teak is a naturally dense hardwood that is infused from the inside with protective oil.
Like teak oil which is not made from teak tree oil and is often used on outdoor teak furniture danish oil is a penetrating oil made up of linseed rosewood or tung oil and other ingredients.
If you are thinking of purchasing furniture with any of these faults be careful as you probably won t get your desired result.
Save time and effort easy tutorial to restore outdoor teak patio and deck furniture with the quick steps below.
When the wood is freshly cut the oil content at the.
We often get asked about how to approach a variety of refinishing jobs and to be honest we have mixed feelings about the subject.
To refinish teak sand it down with an orbital sander.
Shellac danish oil teak oil etc depending on desired product brush optional coloured furniture wax crayons optional if any of these things are present it will be difficult to achieve a perfect result.
Soft bristled hand brush.
It is easy to practice refinishing upon teak wood.
When buying danish oil make sure to choose natural some danish oil is colored and using it.
This uses fine grain sandpaper and will gently sand away the old gray layer.
The secret is in the wood.
None of the wood was broken and the denting and scratching on the surface were minor less than 1 8 inch deep which is crucial on a natural finish.
Tom johnson of thomas johnson antique furniture restoration in gorham maine restores a danish modern teak veneered desk whose worn top came into the shop be.
If you can t sand out the damage it will show through on the finished piece.
The best oil for indoor teak furniture is danish oil.
The truth is that we feel most mid century modern furniture restoration should really only be carried out by professionals.
Step 1 get the right supplies to clean teak patio furniture.
Furniture repair and restoration is a challenging task.
We found this teak chair at a retro furniture store.