Teak Cleaning and Teak Care Essentials

The sun is shining and it's time to go outside and enjoy your new teak outdoor furniture. Now that you own this beautiful addition to your patio or garden, do you know how to care for it? Teak cleaning and care is really quite simple. Following these easy tips should ensure that you continue lounging on your stunning teak patio furniture for years of great use.

The Teak Weathering Process
Assuming that you leave your garden teak furniture outdoors, it will naturally weather in about three months time to a silver, gray color. Within six to nine months, it will be completely weathered and will possess the coloring that it will then maintain for years.

Maintaining the Original Teak Look
Should you decide that you don't want your outdoor wood furniture to weather naturally, you can curb this process. Following these teak care tips should help your outdoor furniture to maintain its original color. Ensure that the furniture is dry and dust free. Apply one coat of teak oil with a clean cloth or brush and wipe off any excess oil. Repeating this process once a year should help your teak furniture to maintain its original coloring. Make sure, however, that you don't apply the teak oil over accumulated dirt or oil, as it will cause the furniture to darken and even to blacken.

Teak Care Tips
Assuming that you do let the teak wood furniture weather naturally, these are easy teak cleaning tips for you to use. Once a year, use soapy water to scrub your furniture and to remove accumulated dirt. You can do this process by hand, or you can use a pressure hose set at 60-80 bar or 900-1200 psi. Keep a distance of six to eight feet between the nozzle and the surface that you are cleaning. Keep the hose at the lowest setting and use a steady jet pressure. This is the only maintenance that your teak furniture should need to maintain its durability and beauty.

Teak Wear and Tear
Throughout the years, you may notice small checks or surface cracks on your teak furniture. Don't despair. These are completely natural and are due to the moisture that the wood furniture absorbs and releases with the changes in weather conditions. These cracks will not have any affect on the durability of the wood or on the strength of the furniture.

Use these teak care tips to maintain the lovely look and durability of your teak outdoor furniture. Your time in the sun will be that much more enjoyable with your well-maintained and beautiful teak outdoor furniture.

Romi Sussman has written dozens of articles about teak outdoor furniture and outdoor furniture care. She loves her patio furniture and she waits each year for the warm weather to arrive!

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