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ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION DISCUSSION BOARD
Posted By: Greg Scholl <beatkat@adelphia.net> (67-22-200-210.albyny.adelphia.net)
In Response To: TEAK DINING ROOM (TIM)
Date: 4/29/5 12:12
Could you please turn off the caps lock....it makes it appear as if you're yelling....most teak furniture is a mix of solid and veneered sufaces, and has an oil finish on it from the factory. Take a rag dampened with mineral spirits and wipe down the surface to see the result. Adding more oil finish to it will basically look the same. If the result looks good then you can simply buy a commercial oil finish like Watco, Formbys, Mosers, etc. I would use a colored oil like a light or med. Walnut. and apply it per the directions after first cleaning the surface.If the results of wetting the surface don't look good, meaning rings, discolored or grayish patches, rough areas, black stains, etc....then you'll have to do a deeper restoration involving stripping and sanding the surface to reapir the surface. These teak veneers are notoriously thin, however, so extreme caution must be exercised when sanding. If these veneers are allowed to get to a certain point of degredation without restoration...then it sometimes is not possible to bring them back, as there is just not enough wood there to work with...
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