richardbell81
Established Member
Hi there,
If anybody could help me i'd be really grateful indeed! I bought a 1970s Jentique teak sideboard and in my attempt to try and clean it i've made a bit of a mess of the top in particular... i'm pretty gutted to be honest.
Basically, as I was rubbing the top with a damp cloth to remove what I thought was a layer of dirt, I've ended up rubbing off a layer of the teak oil. In my attempt to try and rectify the problem by evening it all out, I've just made it worse and now i'm left with a top that looks very un-even and patchy. I am fairly familiar with restoring certain types of wood and smaller problems as my mum used to run an antiques business but to be honest i'm way out of my depth here as i'm just not that experienced with teak furniture and could really do with some advice on what to do next!
My 2 ideas are either to...
1. lightly sand the top, then apply some teak oil to see if it brings it back to life or...
2. again lightly sand the top then apply some Colron teak wood dye, then to buff it up using some beeswax?
Obviously I want the top to match the rest of the piece so i'm reluctant to completely strip the top. I have quite a bit of retro teak furniture but as yet i'm not that familiar with using teak oil. I've heard very mixed things about it so am quite dubious about using it. If you have any advice or suggestions on what to do with the sideboard then i'd be very grateful.
Thanks for reading,
Rich.
P.s. I will try and attach a picture but not sure it will let me as i'm new here. The pictures shows only half the top rubbed down but i've since removed all the top layer of oil.
If anybody could help me i'd be really grateful indeed! I bought a 1970s Jentique teak sideboard and in my attempt to try and clean it i've made a bit of a mess of the top in particular... i'm pretty gutted to be honest.
Basically, as I was rubbing the top with a damp cloth to remove what I thought was a layer of dirt, I've ended up rubbing off a layer of the teak oil. In my attempt to try and rectify the problem by evening it all out, I've just made it worse and now i'm left with a top that looks very un-even and patchy. I am fairly familiar with restoring certain types of wood and smaller problems as my mum used to run an antiques business but to be honest i'm way out of my depth here as i'm just not that experienced with teak furniture and could really do with some advice on what to do next!
My 2 ideas are either to...
1. lightly sand the top, then apply some teak oil to see if it brings it back to life or...
2. again lightly sand the top then apply some Colron teak wood dye, then to buff it up using some beeswax?
Obviously I want the top to match the rest of the piece so i'm reluctant to completely strip the top. I have quite a bit of retro teak furniture but as yet i'm not that familiar with using teak oil. I've heard very mixed things about it so am quite dubious about using it. If you have any advice or suggestions on what to do with the sideboard then i'd be very grateful.
Thanks for reading,
Rich.
P.s. I will try and attach a picture but not sure it will let me as i'm new here. The pictures shows only half the top rubbed down but i've since removed all the top layer of oil.