Teak Furniture Care Oil

The finish used on teak furniture imported from denmark and other scandinavian countries is a very durable catalyzed conversion varnish.

Teak furniture care oil.

But trust me it s not oil. However teak oil is not oil of teak but a combination of light varnish and other chemicals. Your teak furniture will resist staining and rings more easily if you keep it well oiled. At first you may need to oil more often.

Unfinished teak will eventually weather to a silver gray tone this process is called patina. The oil also keeps water from seeping into the wood. Oiling teak furniture teak is typically available either finely sanded and unfinished or treated with teak oil. Maybe the confusion is caused by the marketing which claims the finish is oil.

Indoor teak furniture particularly food surfaces such as dining room tables should not be oiled. The best oil for indoor teak furniture is danish oil. Teak is a very dense and oily wood. Treating your furniture with teak oil will not help extend the life of the furniture.

This means teak furniture can be left outside and endure years of rain wind heat and cold. Our teak furniture is oiled to protect its beauty and maintain a matte luster. It s applied thin with a flat sheen to resemble an oil finish and it s often marketed as oil but it s far more protective and durable. 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.

If it looks dry oil it. This is because the teak oil you buy is really a mix of mostly linseed oil and solvents. However it could make the teak wood dependent on continuous reapplications of oil to prevent the wood from drying out. The teak furniture is finished with a very durable catalyzed conversion varnish so it s the finish people are caring for just like with almost all furniture not the wood.

I sprayed the catalyzed finish while i was working in denmark. The natural oil present within teak wood offers it protection from pests such as termites. However once oiled the furniture may become dependent on repeated oiling at least once every three months to maintain its appearance. Furthermore teak oil prevents water and moisture from sinking into the wood that can cause dry rot.

Check out some high quality outdoor teak furniture options from patio productions. Applying teak oil maintains the furniture s glossy brown appearance and may make scratches and other damage less visible if it occurs since the surface will have a similar appearance as the inner wood.