Restoring Danish Teak Furniture

We found this teak chair at a retro furniture store.

Restoring danish teak furniture.

Save time and effort easy tutorial to restore outdoor teak patio and deck furniture with the quick steps below. If you can t sand out the damage it will show through on the finished piece. Dealer of mid century modern furniture sculpture and art said that s often what he does. Soft bristled hand brush.

When buying danish oil make sure to choose natural some danish oil is colored and using it. 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. 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. To refinish teak sand it down with an orbital sander.

This uses fine grain sandpaper and will gently sand away the old gray layer. Teak is a naturally dense hardwood that is infused from the inside with protective oil. Brandon webster of gallery 2112 a d c. 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.

Whatever the case may be restoring worn out weathered teak furniture to its former glory is not as difficult as you think. It is easy to practice refinishing upon teak wood. Even though it looked shabby the chair still had good bones. If you are thinking of purchasing furniture with any of these faults be careful as you probably won t get your desired result.

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. We often get asked about how to approach a variety of refinishing jobs and to be honest we have mixed feelings about the subject. Step 1 get the right supplies to clean teak patio furniture. None of the wood was broken and the denting and scratching on the surface were minor less than 1 8 inch deep which is crucial on a natural finish.

Cleaning sanding and restoring teak furniture. 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. The truth is that we feel most mid century modern furniture restoration should really only be carried out by professionals. Furniture repair and restoration is a challenging task.

The secret is in the wood. The key to teak restoration is hiding in plain sight.