I guess the title about says it all. My wife and I received a gorgeous teak patio set as an early wedding gift last summer. I don’t believe it was prefinished. When we put it away for the NE winter I noticed it was already weathering and the grain was beginning to raise. I’ve seen beautiful teak work on boats and what not, I was wondering if anyone knows what the best preservative/treatment would be to use before setting it out for upcoming season. I’ll start sanding while you fellas do the thinking!
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pen-o-fin...fix ya right up.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Gracias! Will Sherwin Williams have this or should I go to a boat supply house?
Penofin.....is that right?
I think SW would have it, if not maybe Lowes. We got some from a local yard for an IPE deck last summer, the left over went on a teak outdoor set. If ya have a hard time finding it lemme know..I can probly dig it up. Penofin is a penetrating oil for teak, ipe, mahagony..outdoor woods.
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Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Isn't there something called "Teak Oil"? I know it's used on boats, but I don't know about furniture. I coated my picnic table once with a waxy waterproofer and it was at least a month before you could sit down and not have to nearly rip the seat of your pants out to leave.
West system epoxy would be my choice, you did say you like the finish on boats, well thats what most of them use. Remember to apply final coat of varnish so uv doesn't break down epoxy.
Furniture will be water tight like a frogs behind and will not break down to weather.
good luck
penofin is a heck of a lot cheaper and faster..and easier to refurbish than varnish every year or two. His stuff's only resemblence to a boat is Teak and outside...
I made a 16' Lapstrake Sharpie Skiff, with west and Okume ply. Phosphor Bronze ringnails etc. THe epoxy ALONE was over 300.00$..Then 4 coats of ManOWar varnish..never again.
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Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Penofin has an online site. They can locate a dealer near you or you can buy direct from their online store. I used their exterior product on cedar porch posts that receive heavy UV exposure and rain. Three years now and looking good.
There's also the no finish approach. Leave it bare. Wet sand it every day with soapy water and rinse with clear water. Leaves a beautiful pale gray, almost white color. Smooth, velvety but non-slippery texture, with no splinters. That's how the Royal Navy does its teak decks, if it still has any teak decks. The abrasive they use is called holystone. Do a web search for more description.
I used to be into boating - back when I was single and had some extra money... I had one that had a fair amount of teak.
Use teak oil. It penetrates the wood and looks simply beautiful to anyone who can appreciate a nice piece of wood. You will have to re-apply it at least once a year, or twice a year, but in is a pretty quick process since you don't have to do an excellent job on every re-coat. Wish I could remember the brand I used, but it's available at boat stores. If you varnish or put some other clear hard film type finish on the furniture, it will start pealing at some point any you will regret your choice.