Picnic bench repair

[Elsa TLC]

Hello all

Im looking how I can repair these benches.
They have been butchered with a pressure washer.

I need to make them usable for kids.

 

[foxhole]

Exterior wood filler , sand and then teak oil.
Hope you’ve got a lot of time on your hands

 

[Why Not Indeed]

My guess would be that the timber in the pitted bits was already pretty rotten if it has come out like that.

 

[big-all]

My guess would be that the timber in the pitted bits was already pretty rotten if it has come out like that.

my thought the person using the pressure washes has done you a favour
a normal pressure washer can't remove good wood, it can only remove rot
get a stiff wire brush /screwdriver/chisel and clean out loose
paint with stabilizing solution or even preservative
when dry use outside filler that can cope with wet conditions unprotected

 

[Why Not Indeed]

my thought the person using the pressure washes has done you a favour

Yes, fair bit of the elbow grease done for the OP there. Compare with the benches in the background!
Timber that is regularly maintained simply wouldn't have that much stuff growing on it.
I am not sure how well any coating or filler will stick if it hasn't dried out, however.

 

[Odds]

All of them?

Easier to replace the wood, imo.

Cheap at the price for a man who can afford £200 trainers.

 

[Elsa TLC]

Exterior wood filler , sand and then teak oil.
Hope you’ve got a lot of time on your hands

Summers running out no i dont have that much time.

 

[Elsa TLC]

my thought the person using the pressure washes has done you a favour
a normal pressure washer can't remove good wood, it can only remove rot
get a stiff wire brush /screwdriver/chisel and clean out loose
paint with stabilizing solution or even preservative
when dry use outside filler that can cope with wet conditions unprotected

New benches then?

 

[Elsa TLC]

All of them?

Easier to replace the wood, imo.

Cheap at the price for a man who can afford £200 trainers.

£250.00 and they are shìt as well.

 

[big-all]

New benches then?

Canabalism if you have several
Look at flipping over filled planks as a way to hide iff it works and can be reworked
Or make new components from the same sized wood shaped to fit using the old one as a template for size and hole position but be prepared to live with odd coloured planks even after finishing with oil

 

[Elsa TLC]

Canabalism if you have several
Look at flipping over filled planks as a way to hide iff it works and can be reworked
Or make new components from the same sized wood shaped to fit using the old one as a template for size and hole position but be prepared to live with odd coloured planks even after finishing with oil

Thats a very good idea. As long as they come apart. Ill take a look.

Thank you

 

[big-all]

other options

if you can get the exact same benches then that could be a far easier way to fix with spares as any dismantling off failed planks can be fully destructive as screws bolts and other fixings are likely to be very very corroded so splitting the damage plank around the fixing to allow you to cut/grip badly rusted fixings that wont give easily

but again be prepared to live with odd plank colours