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[Snowy]

Been faffing about for a few years now, replacing the plastic garden furniture every other year and pining for a nice wooden patio table. Anyway, I managed to bag this beauty today for £70. It's very solid but is desperate for some TLC. Anyone able to advise me about wood? I've already used up an existing bottle of teak oil. I'll see how it soaks in and whether or not it deepens the colour of the wood. If not, I'm thinking of some coloured wood oil? What do you think? Or should I just have varnished it? The wood is very dry.

You can see where I've oiled already:

There are also 4 reclining chairs with cushions

The lazy susan needs a new mechanism, anyone know if these can be bought seperately? (not that I'm too bothered)

 

Oh yes, and it has two extension leaves underneath that swing into place at the flick of a couple of catches (although it would probably be bigger than the patio then )

 

I'm delighted with it, even if I can't improve the look of the wood much. I'm sure it will last much longer than a new plastic set would! But any advice on improving the wood would be gratefully received!

Edited June 12, 2008 by Guest

[lisa33]

Can't give you any advice but it looks marvellous.

 

Lucky you.

[Bexiboo]

That looks really good. I managed to buy some cheap hard wood chairs at the end of last summer in Homebase but need a table now, I hadn't even thought of looking on ebay!

[Lesley]

What a bargain!

 

I don't know whether you can get coloured oil but it would be worth looking for some. Or, just use more of the oil you've already used as that will protect it anyway.

[Reikiranf]

That's fab, I have wooden furniture that had seen better days, it was awful as it's left out uncovered all year round so it was grey in most places & green in others So last year I used a cleaner that I think was made by Cuprinol, it was in tin similar to a paint one. I painted the stuff on with a brush, scrubbed it in and rinsed it off, and re-oiled it when it had dried, and the colour was restored and even, my furniture looked brand new again! I can't remember if I used Teak oil or danish oil but once I'd used the cleaner the natural colour of the wood reappeared from under the grime & it was beautiful.

 

If only I'd got another coat or two of oil on I wouldn't have to do it again this year

[Olly]

sorry can't advise on the oil, but what a wonderful bargain!

 

It looks lovely.

[Tessa the Duchess]

That is a bargain for £70 We have a set of wooden patio furniture, nothing like as nice a yours It is left out all year round and looked really grotty when I put it out a couple of months ago. I jetwashed it and then oiled it with linseed oil, can't say it looks like new, but it has brought it up a treat

 

Tessa

[Louise]

Persevere with the teak oil snowy if you start to use stain or varnish you will first have to remove the oil and then it will start to flake so will need sanding each time you have to reapply

 

It is so dry it may need a few coats of oil but you will get to a nice colour eventually and when you need to redo it all you have to do is wash any grime off with soapy water or a blast with a powerhose

[missuscluck]

I have used the cuprinol teak oil and used B and Q own make. The cuprinol one is dearer but the finish is so much better.

You get what you pay for I suppose

[MedusA]

Sorry my table is cast iron, so I can't advise, but I just wanted to add what a wonderful bargain. You have every right to feel smug!

[Egluntyne]

Wow...that is a bargain.

 

Perfect for holding Hen Parties around.

[Snowy]

Lovely, thanks for all your advice! You confirmed what I was thinking, that oil would be the best route to take. I've been out and invested in some cuprinol garden furniture restorer for the table surface as that is the worst bit, and a large tin of cuprinol teak oil. It was the same price as the homebase own stuff!! Will let you know how it goes

[Snowy]

Wow...that is a bargain.

 

Perfect for holding Hen Parties around.

 

Yes that's what I was thinking!

[The Dogmother]

Brilliant buy Snowy!

[Rhapsody]

I've let my teak furniture fade to silvery grey, I cant be ar$ed to oil it, just scrub it dowm with a weak bleach solution at the beginning of the season, its now 12 years ols and still going strong!

[Snowy]

Quick update: I've used the cuprinol restorer to strip off the top layer and given it a good sanding, then two coats (so far) of cuprinol teak oil. Am delighted with the results!

 

 

I didn't realise until I'd run out of oil that I'd forgotten to do the lazy susan, so that still needs doing! I also tried it out extended and the two extra leaves underneath work perfectly

[Stevie]

Any garden furniture oil are ok,but the best method of applying them is with wire wool.Pour the oil into a container,dunk the wire wool in and start rubbing the table.Allow it to soak in as much as it can then repeat twice more.The colour will deepen the more coats you apply.

 

Oil makes the timber grain lift and the wire wool simply smoothes is over.After 3 good coats-wipe excess off with clean rag and enjoy!

[Snowy]

Any garden furniture oil are ok,but the best method of applying them is with wire wool.Pour the oil into a container,dunk the wire wool in and start rubbing the table.Allow it to soak in as much as it can then repeat twice more.The colour will deepen the more coats you apply.

 

Oil makes the timber grain lift and the wire wool simply smoothes is over.After 3 good coats-wipe excess off with clean rag and enjoy!

 

Thanks Stevie, I've got some wire wool so will use that and give it a couple more coats to really seal and finish it

[lisa33]

Wow. It's coming on great.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

What a fab Ebay bargain . It's looking brilliant (you'd hardly know it was secondhand ).

[The Dogmother]

That looks like a completely different table Snowy Well done.

[Karen & co.]

wow that looks fantastic it makes my wooden table and chairs look rather scabby

 

(Just had an idea now my eldest has finished GCSE's perhaps he could do a makeover on the furniture )

 

Karen x

[chelsea]

looks like new!

 

You can come and do mine when you've finished.

[Charlottechicken]

looks like new!

 

You can come and do mine when you've finished.

 

You beat me to it Chelsea , it does look like new.

 

I have a nice Lutyens style bench you can do if you have any oil left

[Cooks]

you wouldn't think it was the same table would you!