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ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION DISCUSSION BOARD
Posted By: mda <mda@yahoo.com> (adsl-66-126-3-21.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net)
In Response To: Re: refinishing teak bench (Greg Scholl)
Date: 6/6/4 12:03
James, I've been around boats most of my 47 years, my family are commercial fisherman and I'm an avid sailor. Greg is right. No one experienced with teak maintenance would ever suggest varnishing teak or any other tropical wood for that matter. The very nature of the wood is that it must breath, varnish traps the oils and natural rubber found in teak. It would be like putting plastic wrap around your arm, watch what happens after a while. Moisture gathers beneath the plastic and before long, you have real problems. The closest thing to "varnish" if you must go that route is a product from Epiphanes, "Wood Finish". It works pretty good, has some sort of chemical properties that allow the wood to breath. Watco has a good teak oil also. No matter what, teak requires maintenance when kept outdoors. I see all these people buiyng this beautiful outdoor furniture and it cracks me up...they actually think their teak furniture is going to stay that beautiful golden color they saw in the showroom or catalogue...not without regular maintenance it won't !
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