Restoring Danish Teak Furniture

The secret is in the wood.

Restoring danish teak furniture.

Even though it looked shabby the chair still had good bones. Shellac danish oil teak oil etc depending on desired product brush optional coloured furniture wax crayons optional if any of these things are present it will be difficult to achieve a perfect result. Save time and effort easy tutorial to restore outdoor teak patio and deck furniture with the quick steps below. Cleaning sanding and restoring teak furniture.

If you can t sand out the damage it will show through on the finished piece. If you are thinking of purchasing furniture with any of these faults be careful as you probably won t get your desired result. This uses fine grain sandpaper and will gently sand away the old gray layer. We often get asked about how to approach a variety of refinishing jobs and to be honest we have mixed feelings about the subject.

To refinish teak sand it down with an orbital sander. The key to teak restoration is hiding in plain sight. Scrubbing with fine gauge steel wool and then applying oil is often appropriate as a way to restore the surface on teak furniture whether it s solid teak or laminated with just a teak veneer. The truth is that we feel most mid century modern furniture restoration should really only be carried out by professionals.

When the wood is freshly cut the oil content at the. The best oil for indoor teak furniture is danish oil. Step 1 get the right supplies to clean teak patio furniture. It is easy to practice refinishing upon teak wood.

Teak is a naturally dense hardwood that is infused from the inside with protective oil. Tom johnson of thomas johnson antique furniture restoration in gorham maine restores a danish modern teak veneered desk whose worn top came into the shop be. When buying danish oil make sure to choose natural some danish oil is colored and using it. Brandon webster of gallery 2112 a d c.

Like teak oil which is not made from teak tree oil and is often used on outdoor teak furniture danish oil is a penetrating oil made up of linseed rosewood or tung oil and other ingredients. Dealer of mid century modern furniture sculpture and art said that s often what he does. Furniture repair and restoration is a challenging task. In most cases you do not need to do more than take off the old outer layer of wood and the new layer will be virtually as good as new.

Soft bristled hand brush. We found this teak chair at a retro furniture store.