| Caring for your teak outdoor furniture as summer | | | | keeps its original coloring. These oils and sealants will |
| begins is something to consider. Teak outdoor furniture | | | | protect your furniture from ultraviolet bleaching but it will |
| is probably going to outlast most of the other wood | | | | need to be applied to the furniture every six months to |
| outdoor furniture types and all it takes is a proper | | | | a year in order to preserve the color. |
| cleaning. | | | | Teak wood furniture does not need to have oils, |
| Your patio furniture is brand new so you need to | | | | varnishes, and water sealers applied to it for protection. |
| decide if you want to keep that original honey wood | | | | The natural oils of the wood will seal out any water. |
| color or are you going to let it age on its own to a | | | | Varnishes will chip and flake requiring the tedious job of |
| beautiful silver gray patina? The gray patina is | | | | sanding the furniture to remove it. Some drinks, |
| cosmetic and many people enjoy the ease of caring | | | | Ketchup, and oily foods can stain teak furniture but a |
| for teak furniture that has this patina. Others prefer to | | | | clear coat is available to apply to the furniture that |
| seal it and protect the teak so it continues to keep the | | | | comes in close contact with food. Teak is resistant to |
| original honey color. | | | | warping and rotting but it is still not good to let it stand |
| First things first, treat all the furniture pieces with a teak | | | | in any water. |
| protectant. Cleaning teak outdoor furniture is a must | | | | Teak is a close-grained dense hardwood. It contains a |
| regardless of whether you want the silver-gray look or | | | | high level of oil which allows the wood a resistance to |
| want to keep the original honey color. You can use the | | | | any moisture and of dry weather. It will not corrode or |
| manufacturers suggested product or you can use a | | | | rust any of the metals it may come in contact with |
| ratio of 2 to 1 of laundry detergent with bleach and | | | | plus it is able to withstand any weather conditions. |
| water; this should be applied to the furniture with a soft | | | | Teak is the most durable, elegant, and low |
| brush. Next rinse all the teak furniture with water to | | | | maintenance woods of today. |
| remove the dirt residue and the suds. This is all you | | | | Teak outdoor furniture weathers beautifully without |
| need to do if you want your furniture to have the silver | | | | worrying about rotting. It needs only minimal care and |
| gray patina. | | | | you do not need to seal or treat the wood regularly. |
| If you want to keep the rich honey color of the | | | | After a few seasons outdoors your teak furniture |
| furniture you will need to seal it using a teak sealant | | | | should start to turn a silver-gray; retaining the original |
| after you have cleaned, rinsed, and allowed the | | | | color of the wood is obtained by following my teak |
| furniture to dry. Most teak sealants available contain | | | | wood care maintenance above. Teak will keep its |
| agents that prevent the wood from developing mold | | | | honey color or silver-gray patina without rotting, |
| and mildew. Teak oil sealants can be applied so it | | | | twisting, splintering or warping. |