Treating Hardwood Outdoor Furniture

Apply a protective treatment to your wooden garden furniture each year and it will look great and last longer.

Treating hardwood outdoor furniture.

Acacia is a durable and attractive hardwood that is often used to make outdoor furniture. Follow our step by step guide to this quick and easy task. If you have a power washer use it on light to knock off the embedded dirt and oil residue. Using a rag apply the oil rubbing it in gently and following the grain.

Left unchecked mold creates black splotches that can be extensive enough to hide the wood grain. You can add more than one coat of oil but make sure the first one dries completely before you apply the next. All of the furniture should be sanded back and the surfaces prepared properly for applying a new layer of stain. The furniture should also be oiled three to four times every year.

If you have wood outdoor furniture that has weathered to a grayish color with cracks and deep grooves from over weathering it s obviously in need of more than a good old cleaning. Light cleaning of wood outdoor furniture is best done with a cloth moistened with water or a mild soapy solution. Properly cared for acacia furniture will last for years. Contact with the soil will cause chair and table legs to decay prematurely.

Teak oil will shield your hardwood furniture from the elements and keep it looking new. Try sanding and refinishing. Generally you should treat the wood once every year or two. A yearly treatment with a deck detergent and water is effective toward preventing this.

For deeper cleaning at the start and finish of each season or in the instance of tougher stains or mold you can scrub with a soft brush and a mix of water and dishwasher detergent or oxygen bleach.