Applying Teak Oil: Is It Necessary?
We are often asked if applying teak oil is necessary to maintain outdoor teak furniture. We have addressed this question in several previous posts. Therefore, you may want to review Teak Oil: When to use on Outdoor Teak and Maintaining your Outdoor Teak Furniture.Once you understand that applying teak oil to your outdoor furniture is mostly cosmetic (assuming you start with the best raw materials) and will not affect the life of the product, you can decide if applying teak oil is for you.Tips for Proper Application
If you decide to move forward with oiling your teak, here are a few tips:
Freshly applied teak oil on teak chair and table
- Choose a brand of teak oil with no pigment. Some brands add pigments which can change the appearance of the teak furniture and cause it to lose the natural look.
- Make sure the surface of your furniture is clean and smooth. Check out our other blogs on cleaning if you are unsure on how to accomplish this.
- Test your oil on the underside or other hidden area of your furniture to make sure you like the way it looks.
- Apply the oil with a rag or brush made for oil based products
- Make sure you apply the oil consistently on the whole surface of your teak furniture. Take your time and make sure there are no extra heavy spots or thin spots. This may not look obvious at first. But, the parts with too much or too little oil will weather differently.
Inconsistent application of teak oil can cause the furniture to weather unevenly
