I bought a lovely teak table a few years back. I researched and chose a product by Treatex, and carefully applied it as directed. It looked beautiful but after a couple of months started to peel off. I contacted their support and ended up painstakingly sanding it back and reapplying even more corefully - perfect weather conditions, etc.
The same happened.
I am sure it was an oil-based product so I don't really know how it was able to sit on the surface and flake off but it did, and the furniture is now looking in a sad way - it is starting to natuarally silver which isn't bad but has patches of nasty flaky coating on.
I'd prefer it to keep the nice warm colour given the choice but I can't bear to do this over and over. It looks like I'll have to sand it either way to get a clean wooden finish but then I'm not sure. Rather than painting it with something, can I use something that will penetrate deeply - a bit like maintaining wooden garden tools with linseed oil, etc?
Is basic "Teak oil" going to do this or will it still form a protective layer on top? Do I need to get it really dry before sanding and reapplying, fully dry it out inside in a warm space for a few weeks?
The same happened.
I am sure it was an oil-based product so I don't really know how it was able to sit on the surface and flake off but it did, and the furniture is now looking in a sad way - it is starting to natuarally silver which isn't bad but has patches of nasty flaky coating on.
I'd prefer it to keep the nice warm colour given the choice but I can't bear to do this over and over. It looks like I'll have to sand it either way to get a clean wooden finish but then I'm not sure. Rather than painting it with something, can I use something that will penetrate deeply - a bit like maintaining wooden garden tools with linseed oil, etc?
Is basic "Teak oil" going to do this or will it still form a protective layer on top? Do I need to get it really dry before sanding and reapplying, fully dry it out inside in a warm space for a few weeks?
