Renovating a garden love seat

[MrTeroo]

I bought this for £30 from an auction.

It is unfeasibly comfortable. Once you sit in it you never want to get out.

Thought I would start off with a jet wash and then sand it. Any advice on what to finish it with?

 

[marcros]

i have used teak oil in the past. Not sure whether it is the best solution, because it needs doing each year but it looked good for that year.

 

[NazNomad]

+1 for Teak oil on that, after a clean.

 

[Racers]

I use raw linseed oil on my outdoor furniture, takes a while to dry in the sun.

Pete

 

[MrTeroo]

So teak/linseed oil is preferred to any kind of varnish or similar. then recoat once a year.

Many thanks

 

[sunnybob]

They look good in blue......

 

[thetyreman]

you could try shou sugi ban and get the blowtorch out, then oil it up after that, apparently it lasts for 80 years.

 

[AndyT]

You could have a shiny varnished finish if you want - like I did here

found-a-good-finish-for-outdoor-oak-t107328.html

 

[custard]

What a nice piece of furniture!

You need to ask yourself how much maintenance you're prepared to put in. Not just now when you're full of enthusiasm, but in a few years time when it's become, well, part of the furniture.

If you're truly up for regular refinishing...for ever, then pick any suggestion from above. If you think that might become a faff then don't apply any finish in the first place.

Non oiled timber goes silvery grey and stays that way. Oiled or varnished timber looks beautiful for a year (two if you're lucky), but if you do nothing it then goes a slimy, mouldy greenish black as the finish becomes a tasty microbe food, stays that way for 3-5 years, and only then turns silvery grey when the food supply has all been consumed.