Treating teak garden furniture with teak oil or other preservatives is not necessary; it will not extend the life of your furniture and is purely cosmetic.
We do not recommend oiling your teak furniture as it creates unnecessary maintenance.
However, if you wish to preserve the ‘just bought’ look of your garden furniture you should apply teak oil or wood stain when the furniture is new.
Follow the manufacturer’s recommended application, taking care with oil-soaked rags as they are highly combustible.
Chairs and Tables Ltd are UK retailers of teak garden furniture www.chairsandtables.co.uk
This is what had me looking into teakwood because I don't want to have to do all the oiling and maintenance! If I can get away with just the one time oil down when I purchase an item that would be awesome!! Thank you for this great bit of information.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post. It's very refreshing. A lot of the companies selling teak products are selling the oil alongside it, as if it is absolutely essential for the upkeep, presumably to make extra money out the consumer. It's nice to know there are honest people in the trade.
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