Refinishing garden furniture

[Fender Stratoplaster]

I've sanded down, filled the cracks with wood filler and sprayed Bartoline teak oil and rubbed it in on some very weathered garden furniture on the advice from my local DIY store - but think I have made a mistake...

You can see the original wood in the picture below, does anyone know what type of wood this is? I'd assumed Teak but could be wrong - the other picture has teak oil applied and whilst it started off feeling smooth and sealed and looking good, its now become weathered and starting to dry out and become rough and splintered again

The benches sit on our patio and get a lot of sun, rain etc.

Should I have opted for something more weatherproof?

I'm just in the process of sanding down the other bench to apply more oil to and will have a large table to do after that. If Teak oil is not right, can I use a varnish or poly over it or something or will I have to sand all this off again before applying anything else?

Thanks in advanced

 

[StephenStephen]

Personally I'd go back with a generous coat of linseed oil.

 

[Fender Stratoplaster]

Personally I'd go back with a generous coat of linseed oil.

Would that offer better protection and would I need to sand it all back first before applying?

 

[StephenStephen]

I don't know if it would offer better protection than spray teak oil.
It soaks into the wood - we paint it on once a year, and I don't understand why you're doing any sanding at all...

 

[Fender Stratoplaster]

I don't know if it would offer better protection than spray teak oil.
It soaks into the wood - we paint it on once a year, and I don't understand why you're doing any sanding at all...

I was sanding because the surface was very rough - the furniture had many cracks due to weathering and neglect so I filled these with wood filler and sanded to make a smooth surface so nobody got splinters in their butt

I wondered if it needed sanding back again because I already used teak oil and thought perhaps the linseed on top would not take

 

[Why Not Indeed]

I think oil is a good choice for this. Yes, it requires re-application from time to time. If you use varnish, it will peel and crack eventually and then you really will need to sand it down before re-applying, whereas oil finishes need much less prep work [so you're more likely to actually do it!].

 

[JohnD]

Oil takes time to oxidise into a varnish, and may leave marks if you sit on it.

My doorsteps smell like cricket bats in the sunshine, because I treat them with linseed oil and wood dye. I like that.

Oil is not fully damp proof and you may get black or blue fungal stain under it if you leave the wood out in the weather. That's why I dye mine dark, so it doesn't show.

BTW I have some genuine teak I got from a boat builder. It is pink, oxidising to brown, and has a fine, straight grain. Mine has no knots.

 

[foxhole]

Do you cover with a tarpaulin over winter months?

 

[JohnD]

Not my doorsteps.

Portable furniture is moved inside.

The teak is on cladding so never moved or covered.