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.

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. The furniture should also be oiled three to four times every year. A yearly treatment with a deck detergent and water is effective toward preventing this.

Keep your acacia outdoor furniture off the grass as much as possible. The stain will help to protect the furniture from the sun and from the weather. Properly cared for acacia furniture will last for years. 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.

You can add more than one coat of oil but make sure the first one dries completely before you apply the next. Simply cleaning your furniture with some hot soapy water or some hardwood cleaning fluid at the beginning of the season is often enough to rejuvenate it for the summer. Contact with the soil will cause chair and table legs to decay prematurely. Acacia is a durable and attractive hardwood that is often used to make outdoor furniture.

Try sanding and refinishing. Teak oil will shield your hardwood furniture from the elements and keep it looking new. Light cleaning of wood outdoor furniture is best done with a cloth moistened with water or a mild soapy solution. 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.