I have been sanding down a garden bench which is badly weathered, green bits (mould?) and which was painted with a dark stain, now flaking. I have uncovered (under the stain) a plate advising the wood is burma teak.
If the bench was mine I would rub down to remove as much stain as possible and treat with teak oil, however, it is a part of gardening work I am doing and to spend a lot of time on it would be to expensive for my client (OAP).
Advice I would appreciate is that If I take the worst of the stain off but not all (ie that which has soaked in) and then treat a test area with teak oil to see how it looks, if not okay, would a stain take on top of the area treated with teak oil and if not, how best to remove/neutralize the teak oil.
Also, if it is okay with teak oil, how often does it need to be re-treated with teak oil to maintain a neat finish.
If the bench was mine I would rub down to remove as much stain as possible and treat with teak oil, however, it is a part of gardening work I am doing and to spend a lot of time on it would be to expensive for my client (OAP).
Advice I would appreciate is that If I take the worst of the stain off but not all (ie that which has soaked in) and then treat a test area with teak oil to see how it looks, if not okay, would a stain take on top of the area treated with teak oil and if not, how best to remove/neutralize the teak oil.
Also, if it is okay with teak oil, how often does it need to be re-treated with teak oil to maintain a neat finish.