Should I treat my teak garden furniture with teak oil?

The answer to that is a clear NO. Teak oil is normally solvent based and is meant to penetrate the timber and replace the lost natural oils. A teak will not lose its natural oils and therefore does not need replacing. Applying teak oil on good quality teak will eventually have the opposite effect. Once the teak oil has penetrated, the solvents within it literally destroy the natural oils and will render the teak dry and brittle if the maintenance is not continued on regular intervals. Once you start using Teak oil, you will need to continue using it. Teak oil also encourages mildew and generally turns teak into an oily orangey greasy mess.


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