Best way to paint teak outdoor furniture (reluctantly)

[anonymous-user]

Despite fierece resistance i am now compelled to paint a lovely set of weathered silvery teak garden furniture with 6 chairs!! and we are not talking about stain, yes, we are talking about paint with a satin/matt finish. i dont want to do it but its a foregone conclusion, so whats the best route

- sand down
- primer
- top coat x 2

just wondering whether it needs to be prepped with a caustic solution or similar to remove all the algae and growth??

any tips on the top coat in terms of finis

[trickywoo]

You'll be doing it every year to prevent it looking tatty.

Painting teak is never worth it.

If her indoors is insisting make her do it herself, it's the only way she'll realise it's folly.

[cptsideways]

oil it

[russ_a]

The easiest way is to burn the furniture and buy new.

The cheapest way is to simply sand and oil with Teak Oil then repeat every couple of years.

[Philemon]

B&Q Rustoleum Chalk furniture paint. No need to sand it down, just a simple single coat. Once dry, apply the wax, then rub down with a soft cloth.

Works brilliantly to give old teak furniture a new life.

[battered]

Divorce her, she has no taste.

If this is not an option:
Sell the very expensive weathered teak furniture, it will fetch a good price. Then buy some cheap sh*te from B&Q and paint it any colour you like. When it looks like st 2 years on, throw it away and buy some more.

But please, please don't f* up some very nice teak furniture with paint. Several very old trees died for this furniture, to disfigure it with paint would be a crime.

I refinish my (cheap tropical hardwood) furniture with teak oil. This is only linseed dissolved in petrol so I now do a homebrew version. I apply it with a squeezy sprayer and it takes very little time and looks great.

[yellowtang]

You need Allback Linseed Oil Paint - it's breathable which will stop all the flaking/peeling nonsense of normal exterior wood paints. You can buy it from theoldhousestore.co.uk

[steveo3002]

tell her the guy at the paint shop said you cant paint over oiled teak , get some argos rubbish and let it rot then drag out the hardwood again

Edited by steveo3002 on Sunday 19th June 10:15

[battered]

steveo3002 said:

tell her the guy at the paint shop said you cant paint over oiled teak , get some argo rubbish and let it rot then drag out the hardwood again

Got it in one.

[Simpo Two]

RC1 said:

just wondering whether it needs to be prepped with a caustic solution or similar to remove all the algae and growth??

Try a pressure washer, you might be surprised at the results.

Then oil it and it'll look great.

[anonymous-user]

well after much deliberation it pains me to say that ill end up having to flog it on flea bay.. cant see much demand for a westminster teak extendable table with 6 chairs though..

i cant bring myself to torture what is a lovely piece of furniture so ill flog it and buy something else instead nice and crappy but with a pretty colour

the irony is that i bought it used and had it couriered at some expense but i can only hope someone else gets to enjoy it in its natural unfettered beauty

my loss is anothers gain i guess

(yes i am feeling sorry for myself)

[Rangeroverover]

There is an amazing undercoat called Zinzer, I have used it on varnished kitchen units with no sanding then a couple of coats of farrow and ball paint on top. In the two rental units where I updated the kitchens this way, after 3-4 years no chipping peeling or damage at all.

I won't argue about the awfullness of paintin teak, if you must, use a coat of Zinzer first. It's quite hard to find but B&Q trade dept have it. It is amazing stuff

[tomsugden]

RC1 said:

well after much deliberation it pains me to say that ill end up having to flog it on flea bay.. cant see much demand for a westminster teak extendable table with 6 chairs though.

You should gt £300 all day long on Ebay.

[battered]

tomsugden said:

RC1 said:

well after much deliberation it pains me to say that ill end up having to flog it on flea bay.. cant see much demand for a westminster teak extendable table with 6 chairs though.

You should gt £300 all day long on Ebay.

Bloody dead right you will. Where are you in the world?

[sidicks]

For those of us who are extremely lazy, I'm amazed that no-one seems to offer an outdoor furniture renovation service, where they sand, repair (where required) and re-oil your teak furniture?

Unless the might of PH knows better?

It seems like that, for something with the right equipment and some patience, this could be a decent earner, particularly with this needing to be redone every 2-3 years?

Edited by sidicks on Tuesday 21st June 13:17

[battered]

sidicks said:

For those of us who are extremely lazy, I'm amazed that no-one seems to offer an outdoor furniture renovation service, where they sand, repair (where required) and re-oil your teak furniture?

Unless the might of PH knows better?

It seems like that, for something with the right equipment and some patience, this could be a decent earner, particularly with this needing to be redone every 2-3 years?

Edited by sidicks on Tuesday 21st June 13:17

The answer is that if it isn't teak and it lives outside then it will be rotten after 5 years so you'll be throwing it out, so restoration isn't going to happen. Most people (including me)don't buy real teak because it costs a good deal more than stuff that looks similar at half the price. Mine lives indoors now, in the past I used to have it outside under a cover in the summer and then bring it indoors in winter.

[XCP]

I was going to say. Real teak is ridiculously expensive.

eg 25mm by 75mm. £24 a metre!

Edited by XCP on Tuesday 21st June 19:31

[anonymous-user]

I've just seen the price of decent teak furniture on ebay and I know what I paid so a tip to the chancers sending me PM for silly money. Try ebay.

The more I look at it the more im inclined to keep it and paint it!

I've seen an interesting system from a Watford company called oswatrol. Anyone used their stuff for marine or outdoor applications?

[DoubleSix]

RC1 said:

I've just seen the price of decent teak furniture on ebay and I know what I paid so a tip to the chancers sending me PM for silly money. Try ebay.

The more I look at it the more im inclined to keep it and paint it!

I've seen an interesting system from a Watford company called oswatrol. Anyone used their stuff for marine or outdoor applications?

You mean Owatrol, and yes it is The bks.

Just ensure you prep the surface correctly and you'll definitely lengthen the time between treatment considerably.

[anonymous-user]

So if you were me would you keep and paint or flog it.

Keep and not paint is not an option!