How To Clean Teak Furniture
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- How To Clean Teak Furniture
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This article will focus on how to clean teak furniture.
Teak is a tropical hardwood species of tree, popular for outdoor furniture use due to it durability and natural resistance to rot and decay. Teak timber has always been valued as a high quality material and for its water resistance. It is used in boat decks, exterior construction, veneer, outdoor furniture, and turnings.
Teak has a rich, golden honey color when new, and requires little maintenance or care, Teak is often left natural, which over time, attains a handsome silvery-gray patina as it weathers or it can be treated with teak oil. If left untreated, teak will weather to a silver-gray tone which is preferable to many people. When treated, and cared for, it will maintain its original golden honey tone.
Cleaning Teak Furniture
As teak ages and is exposed to the elements, the natural, beautiful color changes to a silvery gray patina. Teak naturally resists moisture and part of the reason it is so durable is that it is high in resinous oils and does not dry out very quickly. This also prevents it from absorbing too much moisture, making it less likely to rot.
Cleaning Teak Furniture
Before Cleaning
When left outdoors without a periodic protective oil or teak oil, your teak furniture will turn silvery-gray. This process takes several months and depends on the exposure to certain elements such as rain and sun. If this is look you want then all you need to do to care needed for your teak furniture is a seasonal cleaning.
Left unprotected teak can sometimes develop black mildew spots from moisture and lack of maintenance.
Cleaning Teak Furniture
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Cleaning Teak Furniture
Cleaning Teak
Regular cleaning of your teak will help prevent mildew build-up and potential discoloration. When cleaning your teak, always start with least aggressive cleaning solution first. If that doesn't work, try something more concentrated.
Sometimes a quick wash with mild soap and water and a mixture of bleach or vinegar is all that is needed.
Other times a deeper more aggressive cleaning is needed, in which case you should use a store-bought teak cleaner or oxygen bleach.
Cleaning Teak Furniture
2 DIY Cleaning Solutions
Mix 1 cup each of chlorine bleach and laundry detergent with 1 gallon of warm water.
Mix 1 cup of vinegar with 1 gallon of warm water.
Wear rubber gloves and safety glasses.
Note - If the teak is badly stained with mildew and mold or other material, add about 2 teaspoons of trisodium phosphate [TSP] to the mixture.
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DIY Solution Application
Use a spray bottle or garden sprayer to ensure precise application of your DIY solution. Garden sprayers include a reservoir tank, hose, valve, wand, pump, and spray nozzle and require less effort to use than a hand help hand-pump sprayer.
Apply the cleaning solution, in a well ventilated area, onto the teak and use a soft plastic bristle brush to scrub the solution into the teak. Wait 15 minutes and then rinse with water.
For teak that has seen a long time exposure to the weather you may need a more aggressive store bought cleaning solution.
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Procedure For Cleaning Teak Furniture
Try to work in the shade
Apply your cleaning solution to the teak with a garden sprayer
Spray the entire table, including the underside, and keep it wet with the solution for at least 15 minutes
Using a nylon bristle brush, scrub the mixture into the wood and across the grain. If you scrub with the grain, it can tear the wood fibers, leaving the surface rough and vulnerable to the elements.
A green scrubbing pad works well in nook and crannies where the brush can not reach
Work in sections small enough that the solution will not dry. Leave the mixture on the wood for 15 minutes, and scrub on more solution to areas that begin drying during this time.
Rinse the teak with clean. Use a soft-bristled brush as you rinse to remove any residual stubborn dirt.
Allow the teak to dry for about 24 hours. If it is still dark or stained, mix 1/2 cup of oxalic acid into a gallon of hot water and apply to the wood with a nylon scrubber.
Let the mixture sit for about 10 to 20 minutes and then rinse and repeat if staining is still present.
Let the wood dry 24 to 36 hours before applying protective oils. - Jak na to + styl
Love that you show yourself actually cleaning the furniture!! Makes me less apprehensive to clean mine. Seeing the cleaning in action vs. just reading or telling me instructions is A++
Thank you for the instructions & tips. The DIY worked well on my 12 y/o teak patio furniture. I am so happy with the results.
I made a solution of vinegar, laundry detergent and water and it worked well. I found 3 teak chairs that were not maintained. I sanded one and used teak oil and its great, using the solution first will make sanding it 1000 times easier.
Thank you for this. I was told that teak is supposed to be grey and dry? but it's so beautiful like this! I am going to clean and oil our table
Thanks for this, you covered many questions simply
Clear and precise
Great video.... now time to get to work. Thanks!
Thank you.
Thanks for sharing made it look easy
I used to use chlorine, but found vinegar to work about as well. You can just spray it on wood and let it dry if you’re trying to keep it from mildewing.
thanks a lot. will use water n detergent
I have a table that has some deep darker water spots. Will your methods work for that? We also were told to apply satin poly urethane to protect from future mishaps. Care to share your thoughts? By the way, thanks for staying on topic with clear and concise USEFUL information!
+Tricia M. It might take a few applications or a light sanding
Great video, did the grass die from solution ? I was going to move mine to driveway just in case.
no keep it wet and soak it afterward
just had a chair done up by a local guy, but the wood is now darker 'cos he seems to have stained it - with French polish and wax, he says - not what I asked for - clues for how to get back to original lighter wood would be great.
Thanks you for the video and the article. I have a teakwood model boat and there are tiny white pits on the boat. what are they and how can I treat it? Thank you.
Not sure
Rob, great article but why are you not sitting on teak chair?
Robert Bustard they were still wet
Thanks for sharing. Maybe a strange question, but you're not sitting on a teak chair?? ;)
nope - they were drying
Help! My teak table and chair set is covered with green and yellow moss. How do I remove the moss? Or just discard them.
Might be too late for them
whats the ratio for diy soap bleach water per gallon?
the ratio is listed in the article. click link in description - go to page 2 for ratio
My teak patio/deck furniture is badly sun damaged (faded always to almost white in many parts). Should I taint the damaged furniture and then apply a sealant (for teak)? Or should I apply a teak sealant first, then coat it? I know the latter option (teak sealant then coating is counter intuitive).
Sounds like you may have waited too long. Not sure what you mean by taint?
Try a product called Miracle Mist...all you need!!!
Is it better to finish with teak oil or sealer?
norma Souza either
norma Souza if left outside teak oil, if on a screen porch either
Power washed mine and no problem.
hi i am from indonesia and my dad made the chair that you clean
Ahmad Isal You’re Dad is very talented!
my father name is Mariyono
That exact one?
Yes, I was at home, I still had things
That is great. Do you do custom furniture?
MiracleMist is an instant cleaner that cleans teak in seconds. Search MiracleMist teak to find a great, 50 second video to see it work.
Did the cleaner damaged the grass??
fuck the grass
I have had teak outdoor furniture for over 30 years. The only people who should own outdoor teak are those who love do it yourself projects that last for multiple weekends working 8 hours per day, or those who do not mind paying for labor. Teak is labor intensive and anyone telling you otherwise is simply not telling the truth. I have tried many products over 30 years, some better than others, however, you can't get around the elbow grease required to maintain your teak.
anne mcneill I disagree, the project that I show in this video from start to finish took four hours, I had to allow the wood to dry before putting a clear coat on
Thank you for your video. I utilized your cleaning tips and they were helpful. My furniture looks exactly the same as yours in the video "Kingsley Bates." I have 4 chairs, one table, and one chaise recliner. 16 Hours of work so far by two men, scrubbing, washing and sanding. Still have the table and 3 chairs to sand. I protect my furniture with covers in the summer and place them in a storage warehouse for the winter, so they are well taken care of. I use teak oil as the final application.
Grease is bad for teak.
I prefer to build with Woodglut plans.
So you shouldn't use a 3500psi pressure washer to tear up all the wood fibers like some idiots on youtube do on their teak cleaning videos?
Just coming back after a 4 hour project today and my furniture is looking SO good. Thanks for your tips - we followed all your advice and feel so much better. Thought we were SOL ✌️🩵
I do it every 4-5 years, my 22 year old teak looks like new. I keep mine covered in a screen porch